** "Wisdom is better than weapons of war," concludes the writer of the Bible book of Ecclesiastes. He tells how “There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city." Eccl 9:14-18
Citing another Bible story, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman suggests that today such "wisdom" might take the form of "information" from a courageous Iraqi scientist or official. See 'Sodom' Hussein's Iraq.
Maybe we should be praying to strengthen the courage of that one "poor wise man."
PS: Here's a thought from a letter to the editor about Friedman's article.
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