Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Take him up on it

Maybe it's Time to Negotiate With the Enemy:
"(Dear Mr. President,)
Why not come to the table with al-Qaida? Could anything be more empowering to our cause than to engage them with their own weapons - words?.... Who are we to say that people like Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida can't change?

Finally, as a man of faith, I'm sure you know that Jesus modeled humility and forgiveness. Jesus refused to embrace the logic of, “If someone hits you, hit back! If anyone takes your coat, burn down his house!” No, Jesus said turn the other cheek, never stop forgiving and love your enemies."

I don't know that we can expect these evil people to change, but shouldn't we be able to meet with them, debate, and let the whole world see who is right? The only downside to negotiating with Bin Laden is that he cannot control his gang of ne'er do-wells any better than Arafat could...he can negotiate the deal, but he can't enforce it. But we could win a debate of ideas with Al Quaida, right? That's all I'm sayin'.