Pro-Life? Not When It Comes to Bombing Lebanon

[kpete]

Pro-Life? Not When It Comes to Bombing Lebanon

Now we know where Bush stands on the dignity of human life. He cares more about frozen embryos than he does about Lebanese civilians.

He has steadfastly refused to join the call from Kofi Annan and European allies for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Bush has decided that he should do nothing to stop the Israeli offensive, hoping that the Israelis will finally take care of Hezbollah. But this policy comes with a cost--which is paid by the Lebanese civilians who are being killed, injured and displaced. But Bush--like the Israelis--is saying, that's a cost worth the benefit. And it's easy for them to say this because they're not bearing the sacrifice.

But if Bush believes--as he said in vetoing the stem cells bill--that every life is precious and valuable, how can he treat the lives of the Lebanese civilians as barter material in a great-game strategy? (By the way, Hezbollah's rockets attack, which target Israeli civilians, are also immoral actions.)

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Yes, this is a moment of clarity. The president will veto a law to protect frozen blastocysts stored in fertility clinic freezers--to preserve the sacredness of life. He won't do anything to stop missiles raining down on men, women and children caught in a war zone. In other words, he's pro-life--except when he's not.

http://www.davidcorn.com/archives/2006/07/prolife_not_whe.php

[jobycom]

1. Life ends at birth. nt

[nancyr]

2. Amen!

[Avalux]

3. The worth of life seems to have mitigating factors.

Soledad OBrien reporting from Israel this morning on CNN (and I can't believe she actually said this - paraphrased from memory):

"In speaking with people here on the streets it's clear the value of the Israeli soldier's life. Americans can't understand it; the life of an Israeli soldier is worth about a thousand civilian lives here".

It made me very, very sad to hear her say that. Of course if all lives were equally valued, then a world without conflict might be possible.

[jobycom]

4. The value is directly proportional to the influence on Republican votes of

that life. That's why poor Americans are dying while slaughtering innocent Muslim civilians. That's why an African life means nothing. No votes in it for BushCo and the Bloodbath Republican Brigade.

[zbdent]

5. Not when it comes to

the Death Penalty

health care for those who can't afford it, leading to

life-support for those who can't afford it

the Second Amendment

corporate negligence and outright criminal behavior

I might add some more later ...