Why is there so much hand-wringing and calling out for justice and 
vengeance for the person or persons who planted the bombs at the Boston 
Marathon?  I was horrified by this attack on a festive event--I know people who 
were participating.  I also am horrified by the civilian casualties inflicted by President 
Obama's drone strikes, and the seeming impunity with which the CIA has 
become a paramilitary organisation.  If you are going to operate as a military democracy you are going to 
live with civilian casualties.

And I think legislators understand this and are weirdly consistent when 
they won't pass sensible limits on automatic weapons.

Canadians are complicit, we are grateful that no one seems to think 
we're enough of a threat that we would be attacked but we seem to 
believe that our neighbours would protect us and so admire their ability 
to extend their military might.

It's horrifying and unfortunate (that doesn't seem like the right word 
but it does seem like one that might be used to describe collateral 
damage) but we have always known that those who live by the sword die by it.

I'm intrigued by Jesus' response to the disciples when they told them 
they had two swords: "It is enough." I don't know if he was being 
sardonic or tired of dealing with people’s unfulfillable expectations or 
tired of worrying about his disciples being defenseless when he was 
gone, or it was enough to get him arrested or he was angry.

I wish a few more people would say "it's enough."