AN HONORABLE WAR?

War is complex, we honor those that serve and rightfully, and we all hope for no more wars, but they continue to occur. It is obvious that there will be losses of lives, always far too many, and they should not be those of innocent bystanders. The latest move by the USA to provide cluster bombs to the Ukrainian forces is simply wrong, not just because they are banned by more than 100 countries, not just because the Russian forces are using them but because of the impact they have on the general public as it’s not just one bomb to avoid but up to hundreds of bombs, and although smaller they are still deadly. 

President Joe Biden has called it a “very difficult decision” but it is actually the wrong decision. I am not sure what he should do but there must be other options to find some peaceful end to this conflict which will then be followed by years of despair as the Ukrainian cities are rebuilt. 

Pray for peace because you can’t bomb a country into peace, just destruction.    

 Dennis Fitzgerald,  
Melbourne, Australia