SCUDs fly, <br />Why? <br />Patriots intercept, <br />So adept. <br />While politicians pose <br />With self fulfilling prose <br />and We the People <br />Weep. <br /> <br />Civilizations failed, <br />Derailed <br />by personal greed, <br />Freed <br />to cancer the world, <br />Hurled <br />Into unwanted conflict. <br />Reflect. <br /> <br />How do we ensure <br />No more <br />Shall dictators command. <br />We the People demand <br />That the world unite, <br />And with our collective might <br />Release <br />Peace<br /><br />Terry Brewer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-gulf-2/