Another View !

Will visitors who read the Nov. 26 post "Winning Their Hearts and Minds??" video, please check out the Nov. 27 post "The RIGHT way to Treat People and Win Hearts and Minds". Examples of the GOOD our troops do in spite of the horrors of war, insurgent attacks, and all the evil that men do.

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I am a Christian. I am not a Buddhist. However, I find much wisdom in many belief systems, such as the following:

Daily Buddhist Wisdom
The Buddha was joined by his own son, Rahula, a young boy. He advised him: "Cultivate Rahula, a meditation on loving-kindness, for by cultivating loving-kindness, ill will is banished forever.

Cultivate, too, a meditation on compassion, for by cultivating compassion, you will find harm and cruelty disappear."

-Majjhima Nikaya From "The Pocket Buddha Reader," edited by Anne Bancroft, 2000. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Boston, www.shambhala.com.
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It would do well for us as a nation to cultivate loving-kindness and compassion. As Jesus taught, 'Love your neighbor as you love your self".