“I don't know whether war is an interlude during peace or peace an interlude during war.”
One day I was riding on Memorial Drive (a suburban strip in Decatur, Georgia) when I witnessed two guys beefing over which one got to the gas pump first. I, with too much time on my hand, and in no real rush to drop $55.00 in a V-6, pulled closer to the conflict. One guy was in a ’77 Chevrolet Impala and the other was in a Ford Expedition. The brother in the Impala was not moving even though it seemed that he arrived at the pump last. I couldn’t help but wonder if his TI bumping disc, subconsciously contributed to his no-nonsense stance. The brother in the Expo, who looked as if he played a down or two in college, was equally determined not to move. He didn’t seem moved by the music either. So there they stood two brothas at war! From where I stood, I just couldn’t imagine two men fighting over something so petty. My angle may be different from their perspective. However, being physically helpless and sadly stumped, I went to an unoccupied pump. As I pulled off—a half a hundred lighter—I noticed the beef got louder, and I couldn’t help but speculate if some witness was going to make a call to a home explaining why a brother or father is not coming home today. I wonder.
Can you imagine the calls to the fatherless homes being made in the Middle East? There are alot of brothers fighting over there too. Most of them are probably too young to understand why Israel is dropping bombs and Hezbollah is aimlessly firing back. Israel believes that beef started with Hezbollah’s lack of diplomacy or hostage management style. Hezbollah feels that Israelites (and their meddlesome US buddies) are territorial bullies, who swears they are entitled to all the land there forefathers told them about. The Bible probably has a more accurate account.
Condoleezza Pay-Per-View Rice is racking up frequent flyer miles traveling back and forth to the Middle East in hopes of stabilizing the situation. Now, that’s about as funny as the fight in the gas station. During one of Rice’s photo shoots she had her people (all pimps have people) dropping food and trail mix in Hezbollah; and handing artillery off in Israel. It must be really be Hard Out Here For A Pimp. When Rice landed in the US, she seemed mystified that her ceasefire speech didn’t work. Maybe the speech didn’t work because the Lebanese weren’t invited to Rice’s after party at the Israeli Prime Minister’s crib. In the end I wish Rice had taken my approach and filled up her transportation and just kept it moving. It has to be cheaper to fill up in the Middle East than it is on Memorial Drive.
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Well put Mr.lewis..I'm still trippin' on the moniker of our newly-dubbed Secretary of State, Condoleeza "Pay-Per-View" Rice..Very appropriate..This was an interesting read for a few reasons..Over the past year or so, I've really distanced myself from the details of the conflict/insurgance because the truth about the United States' presence on that foreign soil, has become so dilluted, that it's hard to feel sympathy for our brothers and sisters dying and risking their lives..
Your president is adamant about keeping our brothers and sisters over there to complete the mission, I understood that the mission was to create a democracy in a land ruled by dictatorship, so they would not be a threat to us..Or was it in retaliation to 9/11..Or was it to find and destroy nukes..Or was it because the elder bush (notice the lack of a cap) didn't finish the job in the early 90's????I get confused so easily!!!...Thanks for sharing Ray and keep doing what your doing...This is good stuff..
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