American Kryptonite:

“It’s like the Manifest Destiny all over again, except instead of consuming everything in their path for God, they did so with the same fervor and sense of entitlement for their new god: themselves.”

I have a difficult time with war. I hate seeing suffering, by anyone. There is that human part of everyone that wants to see the bad guy get what they have coming to them. This feeling was brought to view when the news came across that Saddam’s two sons were found and killed in a raid yesterday.

I realize that certain measures are necessary and that if certain people are take aren’t taken out of power, they will continue to abuse it. For example, I am supportive of my country taking down Saddam’s regime. What I do have a difficult time with is that during yesterday’s raid, a 12 year old boy was killed... believed to be Saddam’s grandson.

Having a burden for the youth of the world, hearing that makes me a little upset. Granted, it is very possible that being of that lineage, he grew up to hold the same this true that his father and grandfather did/do and had the potential to become the next Saddam or Hitler or whatever. I also know that when boys grow up in a certain situation, they tend to follow the example led by their father.

My hope is that everything that has been said is true, as far as the urgency for removing Saddam’s regime. I have heard all the stories about his sons torturing and mutilating people... maybe God used the United States military to take them down. I often struggle with that thought to.

(Disclaimer: I’m not Anti-American, because I am one and I enjoy my freedoms. I also have great respect for the men and women that have died to keep those freedoms alive. What I am against are those things which stray from the principles that this country was founded on. Believe it or not, this country WAS founded on Christian principles. The following paragraph or so is just a few pieces of the truth)

It isn’t like we, the United States, are a totally moral, God-centered nation any more. Look at the track record, the cheat and slaughter of North American Indians out of land... Roe vs. Wade... Homosexual and other immorality toleration.... these are just to name a few. So I guess that the United States isn’t really that close to living by God’s principles.

Then too, neither were Babylon or Assyria.

“In America it’s wonderful all you have to do is fake it. Own everything you want, all you have to do is take it. Live for today, don’t think about tomorrow. Have a good time in America-Gomorrah.”