He also opposed the bombing in Serbia in 1999, which helped stop the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,81527,00.html

Like you, he opposes war but offers no alternatives to get rid of ruthless dictators.

>"Pope John Paul II has a strong message for President George W. Bush: God is not on your side if you invade Iraq."
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>"But the President told the pope's envoy the leader of the world's Catholics is wrong."
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>"The Pope also questioned the President's statements invoking God's name as justification for the invasion. (*)
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>"God is a neutral observer in the affairs of man," the Pope said. "Man cannot march into war and assume God will be at his side."
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>http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_1883.shtml
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>Interesting, this link can be found in http://www.paxchristitexas.org/news.htm, Pax Christi Texas ("Texas is a state of mind. So goes an old saying. We can think of Pax Christi Texas as a leavening agent for that state of mind. The idea of a Catholic justice and peace community that gives light and salt to the larger community takes form in Austin, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Ft. Worth, Houston, Laredo and San Antonio.")
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>Not just the Pope is wrong, EVERYBODY is wrong (if they disagree with what Bush says, of course)!
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>Meanwhile... let's bomb Bagdad!!!
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>(*) For those that don't remember:
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>The 3rd commandment: "You shall not take the name of your Lord in vain"
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>Of course Bush is not taking the name of the Lord in vain...