If we had known of the attack on Pearl Harbor
Days before it began
Would we have been wrong to pre-empt against
The country of Japan?
Would 2,403 lives have enough value to save?
Or would you have consigned them each to a grave?
If we had known of the World Trade Center’s fall
Days before it was doomed,
Would a pre-attack on Afghanistan have been
Too much to presume?
Would 2,792 lives have enough value to save?
Or would you have consigned them each to a grave?
The senator on the TV said he would not stand
For a pre-emptive strike against Iraq.
A war in any form, measure or shape
He would firmly block.
When asked what would make his
Mind-set crack,
He calmly answered, “Saddam
Must be the first to attack.”
So we’re back at square one
Trying to decide the fate
Who lives, who dies,
In this global chess game stalemate.