After reading through some of these arguments, I just thought I would chip in my personal point of view.
1. If war is evil, did God not lead Israel into the promised land by invasion? Did he not fight for the Israelites, often killing many of its enemies Himself, more than Israel killed with the sword? Did the Israelites often kill EVERY ONE of their enemies, including women and children?
2. When Jesus returns, in our Bible does it not say "and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war."? I understand that this is the war of good vs evil, but Jesus will hardly arrive with the turn the other cheek attitude.
I personally believed that God has blessed America more than any other nation in history. This land was "stolen" from the natives by greedy, white, European men. However, it was also founded by religious refugees who wanted religious freedom, the freedom to practice religion without the corrupt government involvement, and they succeeded. Although this nation has changed dramatically over the years, and in my opinion not for the better, for the time being we are still one nation, under God, and His plan is being carried out as He sees fit.
While as Christians I don't believe we are to be violent people, I also do not believe that we are supposed to sit on our hands and do nothing when our neighbors need help. People can argue about the reasons for the war day and night forever. The only people who will ever know the truth are a select few in Washington, and God Himself. Whatever the reason, I do know that Saddam Hussein was responsible for murdering HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of his own people. He tortured for enjoyment, intimidated, raped, etc. He established himself as a God, and left the entire country with no other alternative. Oppose Saddam? Wind up in a torture chamber with your whole family buried in the sand.
War for oil? I don't see how. Personal vendetta against Saddam for trying to kill George Bush I? Maybe. We will never know. What I do know is that the Iraqi people ARE BETTER OFF. People who were only fed the propaganda of a ruthless dictator, will now have the opportunity to hear the truth. They will now have the opportunity to hear the Word of God. It is very terrible that innocent people have died. However, at least they are not dying because of the heavy hand of Saddam. Troops are probably killing innocent civilians. However, how many troops of ours have died because they were fooled by an "innocent civilian" who happened to have a bomb strapped to his body? Unfortunately, terrorists play dirty, and that leads to more civilian casualties. Don't blame the troops people. The war is much more difficult than most of us thought, but in the long run, I think all will be able to say that the Iraqi people are better off without Saddam Hussein in power.
1. If war is evil, did God not lead Israel into the promised land by invasion? Did he not fight for the Israelites, often killing many of its enemies Himself, more than Israel killed with the sword? Did the Israelites often kill EVERY ONE of their enemies, including women and children?
2. When Jesus returns, in our Bible does it not say "and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war."? I understand that this is the war of good vs evil, but Jesus will hardly arrive with the turn the other cheek attitude.
I personally believed that God has blessed America more than any other nation in history. This land was "stolen" from the natives by greedy, white, European men. However, it was also founded by religious refugees who wanted religious freedom, the freedom to practice religion without the corrupt government involvement, and they succeeded. Although this nation has changed dramatically over the years, and in my opinion not for the better, for the time being we are still one nation, under God, and His plan is being carried out as He sees fit.
While as Christians I don't believe we are to be violent people, I also do not believe that we are supposed to sit on our hands and do nothing when our neighbors need help. People can argue about the reasons for the war day and night forever. The only people who will ever know the truth are a select few in Washington, and God Himself. Whatever the reason, I do know that Saddam Hussein was responsible for murdering HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of his own people. He tortured for enjoyment, intimidated, raped, etc. He established himself as a God, and left the entire country with no other alternative. Oppose Saddam? Wind up in a torture chamber with your whole family buried in the sand.
War for oil? I don't see how. Personal vendetta against Saddam for trying to kill George Bush I? Maybe. We will never know. What I do know is that the Iraqi people ARE BETTER OFF. People who were only fed the propaganda of a ruthless dictator, will now have the opportunity to hear the truth. They will now have the opportunity to hear the Word of God. It is very terrible that innocent people have died. However, at least they are not dying because of the heavy hand of Saddam. Troops are probably killing innocent civilians. However, how many troops of ours have died because they were fooled by an "innocent civilian" who happened to have a bomb strapped to his body? Unfortunately, terrorists play dirty, and that leads to more civilian casualties. Don't blame the troops people. The war is much more difficult than most of us thought, but in the long run, I think all will be able to say that the Iraqi people are better off without Saddam Hussein in power.
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