NYC future considerations

[Harry Willems <harryw@MIDUSA.NET>]

The terror of the situation of September 11 is only the tip of the iceberg.
   In the coming days, responses of the U.S. and it's military/diplomatic
response to terrorism will be a classic teaching tool.  Foreign
entanglements, or the lack of them, will determine how the world views our
response.  Already lawmakers are using phrases like "an act of war", a
"modern Pearl Harbor."  One commentator said that  "Pearl Harbor came with
a return address."  The possibilities are endless.  History has never been
linear, it only seems that way when one draws a line from war to war.
History is determined by personalities and events in an ever changing array
of possibilities.  The combination of national politics, global economics,
national interests and global interests, including the alignment of
countries will help determine the course of the Bush administration.
Today, September 11 has reverberated into the countryside.  By 2:00 gas
stations in southeast Kansas raised gas prices to $3.00 a gallon.  Cars
were lined up for blocks at stations still showing the $1.69 price of
yesterday.   In the past century we've had the "war to end all wars"
(1914-1918); the "just war" (1939-1945); the "war of containment"
(1950-1953); the "stop the domino effect war" (1963 - 1972) and a "protect
the national interest" war of desert storm.  Have the players and
personalities and events materialized to change the course of history?
Civics and Government classes should have a serious discussion, guessing
the course of history.

Harry Willems, Consultant
southeast Kansas Library System

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