April 28, 2003

Tis Better to be Feared than Loved

Steven Taylor (of Poliblog fame) ends his column on the post-Iraq War world with this:

There can be no doubt that it would ultimately be a better world if we existed in a state of mutual love, but clearly the world is not made up of the loving. There are numerous individuals and states that wish harm on the United States, and no amount of desire on our part to "play nice" is going to make them like us. As a result, putting some fear in the hearts of terrorists and dictators works in our pursuit of national security and world peace.