FRIDAY, March 29, 2024
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A lover, not a fighter (or a peacemaker)

A lover, not a fighter (or a peacemaker)

As I was perusing Clara Holzer’s letter praising Donald Trump for being a world peacemaker while criticising Theresa May as a belligerent seller of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia, all of a sudden I was interrupted by breaking news on TV.

Trump had just approved the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia worth more than $1 billion. This followed a $350 billion arms deal, the largest in US history, that he inked with the kingdom last year. Well, so much for peace in the Middle East.
Speaking of John McCain, Trump had this to say about his war record. “He’s not a war hero. I like people who weren’t captured.” I was like... “Wow! What an ***hole.” I mean, we are talking about a decorated US Navy pilot who was imprisoned in Vietnam for over five years where he was tortured so badly that his left arm is still crooked. Meanwhile Mr Don Juan was chasing skirts in New York.
Somsak Pola
Samut Prakan

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