I know You are out there.
Someone, somewhere told you to point that thingy somewhere. Yet, you have more than a sneaking suspicion that innocent people are hiding behind the walls some are trying to put a hole in.
So don't.
I'm serious.
Just don't.
Miss, if you have to.
The world has had more than enough bloodshed for awhile. It needs some time to turn flesh into manure, bones into mineral, death into life.
So, just stop.
You, Hamas fighter: Is that rocket sent off into unknown space really going to improve the lives of your children, end the sequestration of your people, offer any hope for a better tomorrow? Put it down.
You, Israeli soldier: Do you really think you make your world safer by killing people on the other side of a wall? Put it down.
You, Iraqi insurgent: Don't you want this to end? Do you realize that every death makes your country appear more unstable and makes it less likely that the outside world will leave you alone? Please, put it down!
You, Taliban soldier: You pit the mountain against the city. Yet, don't you see how much they hate you in the city? Do you want to spend the rest of your life throwing acid in the faces of little girls who merely want to go to school? Put it the fuck down!
You, American soldier: Isn't it time to come home? Make the world safer, stop people from killing each other, yes. But when it comes to killing innocents... put the guns down and come home.
Obama is correct about revising the Social Contract.
Step One: Stop killing innocent people.