[B Knotts]

As a practicing Catholic, I will be having a huge, rare T-bone steak that night.

Um...you know it's Ash Wednesday, right? Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence for all Catholics.

I have been leaning to the side of removing Saddam by force ASAP, but I gotta tell you, all the foaming-at-the-mouth bellicosity, combined with a big helping of anti-Catholic slander, in these threads is turning me off. I'm beginning to have some second thoughts. I still think Saddam has to go, but it is ridiculous to question the motives of the Pope, who is absolutely correct when he says that war must be the very last option.

Really, the debate is about whether or not there are realistically any other options left at this point.

[Hamilton2]

Please check out #98 - I think it answers a lot of concerns...at least it did for me.

[caisson71]

You're right about Ash Wednesday. I was just making a point. I have no doubt that the Pope is right about war being the last resort. But, after the 1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia which killed 5 Americans, the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia killing 19 and injuring 200 Americans, the 1998 bombing of US embassies in Africa - 224 killed and 5000 injured, 2000 bombing of the USS Cole killing 17 Americans and let's not forget the 3,000 who died on 9/11 and the earlier attempt at the World Trade Center, don't you think it's time? If not now, when? We could wait till we live in an environment like Israel, wondering which school bus or pizza parlor will be bombed next. Saddam must go, NOW!
Don't concern yourself about the Catholic bashing, some people are just ignorant. Besides, we need a little house cleaning. It only reaffirms my faith.