-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I.14 Mar 2005

Am I going blind or something? You said this poeme was "A commentary on American policy in Iraq, and a good one." I don't think it's a good commentary on American policy in Eye-rak, for all the reasons mentioned in my thought for the day. That's why I asked Caducus if he had intended it as such. He said he hadn't mentioned any particular conflict, probably because he wanted to distance his poeme from parps that could ensue from sitting anywhere other than on the fence. He also had the common decency to comdemn suicide bombing, at least in cases where it is a product of religious zeal. The trouble is there doesn't seem to be any other kind of suicide bombing. Even kamikaze bombers were motivated by a form of imperial zeal; their reward may not have been eternal paradise, but as far as they were concerned eternal honour was pretty much the same thing. In fact, if you look carefully enough, you'll probably find that selfless individuals tend to have the courtesy not to explode themselves in crowded areas. In conclusion, the only documented case of a truly selfless suicidal attack occurs in Star Trek Generations, where Captain Kirk manages to stop Soran, but at the expense of being crushed by a bridge :(