BEWARE

But be prepared for a possible EMP attack;
Expect our enemies to utilize this cheap-o tack.
With electronic weaponry incapacitated,
A ground-troops kind of war may have to be initiated.
Recall how Perseus slew Medusa by using his shield?
EMP 'shields' too are needed in today's battlefield.

CATCHPHRASES

'Crossing the red line' is a hazardous diversion;
'All or nothing' is likewise a risky excursion.
Take care, look before you leap; Are we just 'saving face'?
Check and review the facts; Do we have a winning case?
Having superior weaponry may not be enough;
Pinpoint bombing may not destroy that hazardous stuff.
How will we catch poison gas released in the atmosphere?
Ramping collateral damage could result, I fear...
Amateurs in the art of warfare should not disclose
Stratagems to be taken, but now the whole world knows.
End the quandary:- The citizenry is your boss...
Saying 'See you later' to our foes is no great loss.

WORLD PEACE

Written reproof may be mightier than the sword.
Ofttimes Lex Talionis fails but not our Lord's Word...
Rabid beasts totally possessed by the Devil
Lose self-control, become utterly uncivil.
Death's solution seems deserved, yet I cavil;
Peace amongst the world's nations will not be attained
Even if al-Assad's contagion is contained.
Ask, I pray, the World's Council again to impose
Counter measures to restrain but not to depose,
Ere he goes, he must live and learn too, I propose...

WORLD PEACE

We ought not to choose between Charybdis and Scylla;
Our Ship should neither favor the al-Qaeda nor Hezbolla.
Regrettable, indeed, slaying civilians by poison gas.
Let Uncle Sam, however, demonstrate gallantry and class;
Deliver only selective and pinpoint demolition,
Present to the United Nations clear justification.
Enforcing measures to destroy Syria's chemical weapons
As well as similar stockpiles in the hands of rogue nations
Could hardly be objected to by our peace-loving neighbors.
Eliminate hate proselytizers so to end all wars!

BORGLUM (On the Syrian problem)

Blasted and carved out of an ugly peak,
Out there at Mount Rushmore, they seem to speak:-
Recklessness will never win victories.
Gaze at our faces then go sculp World Peace!
Look not with fear at your foe's countenance.
Underneath his skull is mere ignorance,
Mild chastisement should be a wiser stance...

INEXORABLE

I see a world ever in flux, no permanence;
New fads, new faces, living styles in transcendence,
Exotic tourist spots emerge from barren land.
Xanado, however, is underneath the sand...
Our old Uncle Sam, will he also run aground?
Rife are the rumors his huge debts can get us drowned!
A new world currency will replace the dollar,
Before we know it, we may fall down the cellar!
Let us, by all means, change--but change for the better.
Enlightened spending should make Uncle Sam greater.

IGNORANCE

'Introibo ad altare Dei...'
Go, blind fool, to God's place so you may see
Not the priest reciting his homily,
Only your own image--quite unlovely;
Realize now there is disharmony,
A gulf between you and God's company.
No excuses for you have heard His Voice,
Concede, be contrite you made the wrong choice.
Errors--our cross, but with God, we rejoice!