Oh when will they ever learn?

The last few weeks I have been reading Howard Zinn's book "A Peoples History of the United States" for my morning read. I had started to read this impressive book about 15 years ago but never picked up a copy to replace it after giving the book to an inquiring mind. Thanks to son-in-law Rick Testa for unknowingly giving me a much needed new copy on my most recent birthday.
The following quote fairly well summarizes Zinn's belief in the value of war. This was written by a former U.S. Lt. Col. who had flown 101 combat missions over Vietnam commenting on the 'situation' in the Middle East three years before 9/11. Following his military service he had become a Catholic Bishop when he wrote this.
"We are not hated because we practice democracy, value freedom or uphold human rights. We are hated because our government denies these things to people in Third World countries where resources are coveted by multi-national corporations... Instead of sending our sons and daughters around the world to kill Arabs so we can have the oil under their sands, we should send them to rebuild their infrastructure, supply clean water and feed starving children."
Over and over polls in the U.S. show 80% of American people generally agree with this statement although our government doesn't act in accordance.
Democracy indeed! RIP Ruth Bang.
Quoting the Pete Seeger song. "Oh when will they ever learn, Oh when will they ever learn?"

Third World countries will prove that we're all on this flight together.

Dick