The clear message

Occasionally one can hear people asking for a "clear message" to this or that person or country about this or that issue. Clarity is a nice thing. A clear summer day is much nicer than an unclear summer day. Clear vision is nicer than blurry vision. A clear mind is better than a confused mind.

So let's have a look at some of the clear messages given in history:

Serbian nationalists gave Archduke Ferdinand a very clear message the 28 June 1914.

Germany gave Poland a very clear message 1 September 1939.

Japan gave the US a very clear message the 7 December 1941.

George W. Bush gave Saddam Hussein a clear message 20 March 2003.

The results of these messages may not always have been what the sender intended, but they were undoubtedly clear.

Have I made myself clear in this blog entry? No? Good!