Korean Hostage Kim Sun-il Update
This is not the time to politicize this unfortunate young man's situation:
Have these people not reflected on the fact that what they are doing is exactly what Mr. Kim Sun-il's captors want and that they are thereby putting Mr. Kim Sun-il's life and those of other Koreans in Iraq in greater danger? Al-Zarqawi and his band of murderous thugs must be smiling when they see the above photos.
The Spanish capitulation made the world a more, not less, dangerous place, regardless of whether the Iraq War was justified or not. [Western Civilization can be thankful that El Cid and other Spaniards showed more resolve against the Moors during la Reconquista from 711 to 1492 than did Prime Minister Zapatero after 3.11.] President Roh is correct in staying the course with the South Korean troop deployment (see S.Korea Vows to Send Iraq Troops Despite Kidnapping). I'm not sure the initial decision to send troops was the right one, and it was seemingly done for cynical reasons, but to cave in now would be disastrous.
This is not the time to politicize this unfortunate young man's situation:
- Opposition groups condemn troop dispatch: One of Korea's largest opposition parties, the Democratic Labour Party, has added its voice to the calls for Seoul to immediately revoke its decision to deploy troops to Iraq.
Appeal to Captors of Kidnapped Korean: 365 Korean groups issue plea to spare man's life, demand troop withdrawl from Iraq
Have these people not reflected on the fact that what they are doing is exactly what Mr. Kim Sun-il's captors want and that they are thereby putting Mr. Kim Sun-il's life and those of other Koreans in Iraq in greater danger? Al-Zarqawi and his band of murderous thugs must be smiling when they see the above photos.
The Spanish capitulation made the world a more, not less, dangerous place, regardless of whether the Iraq War was justified or not. [Western Civilization can be thankful that El Cid and other Spaniards showed more resolve against the Moors during la Reconquista from 711 to 1492 than did Prime Minister Zapatero after 3.11.] President Roh is correct in staying the course with the South Korean troop deployment (see S.Korea Vows to Send Iraq Troops Despite Kidnapping). I'm not sure the initial decision to send troops was the right one, and it was seemingly done for cynical reasons, but to cave in now would be disastrous.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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