"I share this feeling," he continued.
To people who share this faith, he writes, "wars that defend these principles" can be right "even if established international law says they are wrong".
To share this discovery, he relates it to contemporary experience, "the things that the community knows about, the things that they're interested in".
"I have learned so much today, especially on how to prevent cholera, and I will make sure to share this information," he said, "because I, too, know many of our own pupils who have had cholera before".
(Obama shares this dream: he suggests that he would be more popular, if only he had done "a better job" of "explaining" his policies).
As Jesus shares this story, He wants us not only to identify with the priest and the Levite; he also wants us to see our own neediness in the vulnerable man.
"My good friend Senator Hatch asked me to share this with you," he said.
Mr. Wood may not share this view, but he has no right to scorn it, especially from a safe harbor.
"But as it escalates it is also becoming a magnet for jihadists from other countries who share this poisonous ideology," he added.
