Iran So Far Away

Bishop Thomas Wenski, Bishop of the Diocese of Orlando and chair of the U.S. Catholic bishops' Committee on International Policy, recently sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Rice urging that the U.S. exhaust all possible diplomatic means to resolve the nuclear threat in Iran prior to initiating military action. You can read a report from Catholic News Service at http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0706411.htm

The letter recognizes that the prospect of Iran having nuclear weapon capabilities is unacceptable. This shouldn't be an earth-shattering idea since the Vatican feels that it is unacceptable for any nation, including the U.S., to have nuclear weapon capabilities.

The most fearful message is that the Vatican, through the United States bishops, has a huge concern that the U.S. is in the planning of another preemptive strike against a Middle East nation. In terms of knowing what is going on in the world, there are few other entities that are in a better position than the Vatican. This seems like "deja vu all over again". In thinking about the U.S. action in Iraq, I wonder how our nation's leaders would respond if Dr. Phil asked "And how did that work out for you?".

The best thing to do when going the wrong way down a one-way street is to get off the street.