Man, there is so much chaff and misinformation, half truths, logical errors out there since my last post, I'd be typing all night. Can't do that. NPR! You've got to be joking! Nitwit Propaganda Radio! US Marines as terrorists? Define your terms!

The Left, during Viet Nam and the Cold War championed the communist side of things as did the strident media. Now that the question is Holy War, the Left champions the radical Muslims as does the strident mainstream media. Seems the common denominator here is hatred of the Western World, Democracy, Freedom or More Than One Opinion?   What? What? Some of you are so full of hate or so full of the love of destruction that you can't see straight!

LittleHawk, I'll grant you that though Israel is small in the size of it's territory and relatively small in population. They make up for it in strength, in order to survive.

The Jews, the Israelis HAVE a legitimate country, as legitimate as any other country. They were recognized by the UN. The US was recognized by France. Every country on the face of the Earth was born of conflict and borders have been drawn as a way of saying "We were born to this Planet and we have as much right to be here as anyone else. And let's not kid ourselves, those borders were drawn in blood and strife, greed and conquest, fear and flight. EVERYBODY BORN TO THIS WORLD HAS A RIGHT TO BE HERE. It doesn't get any more basic than that.

We can fight wars, spill blood, draw and re-draw borders and go on killing each other the way we have for the last 10,000 years or more. Or! We could grow up. We COULD learn other ways to settle our diputes and grievences. I submit that THAT has always been the hope of the fair-minded and peace-loving people. Yeah, I'm naive after all these years. You say it isn't going to happen. So it won't. Is Hezbolla winning? No. Nobody wins. Nobody forgives. No one reaches out. And the few who do usually get dead real quick. So call me naive or a fool. I put my faith in the Prince of Peace. Not the one whom people use to prop up their claims to "righteous cause" but the one who IS righteous. You may remember hearing about Him. He had such radical ideas as "love your enemies. Do good to those who despitefully use you, turn the other cheek, go the extra mile, give them your cloak also." His followers are truly NOT citizens of this world. IF they were they too would be murders and liars, greedy, devouring one another. But, well, that's probably a topic for a different thread. What does Hezbolla want? The destruction of Israel and the Great Satan, the United States of America. Ah, be generous you can throw Great Brittan in there too. That's you and me. All they want is us dead. So glad so many of you are rooting for them. And before you throw up all the hideous atrocities that have been done in the name of Christ see my prior post about Allah. I would not look to violent men as model exegetes of Holy Scripture.