Ken Joseph Jr. is an Assyrian Christian living in Japan. Before the invasion of Iraq he went to Iraq as a "Peace Activist" and stayed with his relatives there. This article is the result. It's called, "I was wrong."
Sitting next to me was an older man who carefully began to sound me out. Apparently feeling the freedom to talk in the midst of the mingling crowd he suddenly turned to me and said `There is something you should know.` `What` I asked surprised at the sudden comment. `We didn’t want to be here tonight`. he continued. `When the Priest asked us to gather for a Peace Service we said we didn’t want to come`. He said. `What do you mean` I inquired, confused. `We didn’t want to come because we don’t want peace` he replied. `What in the world do you mean?` I asked. `How could you not want peace?` `We don’t want peace. We want the war to come` he continued.
If you've been having doubts about whether we should have gone to war, you really need to read this.
Very interesting and moving. Hopefully I can share this with some of the folks I work with that have sons and daughters in Iraq, so they can understand the contribution they are making through their service.
Posted by: Stephen | Monday, October 13, 2003 at 11:51 AM