Re: This disaster and the olympics-

On May 15, 11:16=A0pm, anjet9899 <kuisse0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> My heart goes out to all those who lost their loved ones - children
> their parents, parents their babies and children, and all those who
> lost their homes and livelihood. It is terribly terribly sad. in the
> "wake" of this disaster - with the olympics only a =A0few months
=A0away,
> what is the government's approach to this event. =A0I hope they will
> either tone it down drastically or call it off.
>
> I hope they won't group their citizens together and get them to stage
> their cheers and glee for the event. It would be terribly horribly
> wrong. Cheering in the midst of devastation? I hope not - and how
> could they.

Life and death is a constant in this world. They should not call it
off. What would that accomplish? We all sit around and mourn? Yes, for
a while. But we should move forward with the Beijing Olympics and give
China a chance to strut her stuff. Go, China! That's a no-brainer.