| Coming out of the Easter weekend, will we learn | | | | consumerism (in it's many forms) to this debt and |
| anything from what Jesus tried to convey to us? How | | | | we're facing a financial crisis that could well destroy |
| many times did Jesus, who became the Christ, tell us | | | | the US$ and American leadership (whatever is left of |
| to love our enemies, turn the other cheek, and not | | | | that) around the world. |
| become embroiled in violence? But who believes that | | | | This is insanity! |
| because much of the church preaches a blood-thirsty | | | | With the war entering its sixth year, President Bush |
| God who demanded the death of His son. So, thing it | | | | paid tribute Saturday to America's fallen service |
| not strange that sometime this week we'll be reminded | | | | members, saying in his weekly radio address that they |
| on the senseless killings when the American death toll | | | | will "live on in the memory of the nation they helped |
| of American lives reaches 4,000 in Iraq! | | | | defend." Speaking for the Democrats, however, Sen. |
| A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers north | | | | Robert Menendez of New Jersey called on Bush to |
| of Baghdad on Saturday, pushing the U.S. death toll in | | | | "face the reality" in Iraq and "tell us the truth" about the |
| the five-year conflict to 3,996. Also Saturday, Iraqi | | | | cost of the conflict as America is struggling with a |
| authorities reported that a U.S. air strike north of the | | | | faltering economy and mounting casualty tolls. |
| capital killed six members of a U.S.-backed Sunni group | | | | U.S. officials have pointed to a number of positive |
| - straining relations with America's new allies in the fight | | | | signs, including a 60 percent drop in violence since Bush |
| against al-Qaida. | | | | ordered 30,000 U.S. reinforcements to Iraq early last |
| Two Iraqi civilians also died in the roadside bombing, | | | | year. Iraqis have also made some limited progress in |
| which occurred as the Americans were patrolling an | | | | power-sharing deals among rival Shiite, Sunni and |
| area northwest of the capital, the U.S. military said in a | | | | Kurdish communities. |
| statement. Two of the soldiers were killed in the blast | | | | But here's the TRUTH! |
| and the third died of wounds. And does anyone think | | | | If we pull out in 6-12 months, Iraq will revert back to |
| McCain's visit to Baghdad last week did anything but | | | | their theocratic mindset for running a nation. If we pull |
| further embolden the hawks in America? | | | | out in five years they will revert back to their |
| Let's take Jesus and religion out of the equation and | | | | theocratic mindset. If we're there another decade, the |
| ask ourselves this question. How smart, how sensible, | | | | same will happen. Muslims, regardless of ilk, believe in a |
| how wise is it to respond to the killing of 2,900 of our | | | | theocratic government, not a democratic one wherein |
| citizens with the killing of 800,000 of their people | | | | there is separation of church and state. |
| (mostly innocent civilians (babies, children, and non | | | | We evidently learned nothing from Viet Nam. Will we |
| violent mothers and grand mothers) with the added | | | | learn anything from Iraq? Let's face it. Viet Nam and |
| cost of another 4,000 of our citizens. And the number | | | | Iraq would never have been fought were it not for our |
| of seriously wounded and maimed is in the tens of | | | | POWER, WEALTH, and ARROGANCE! The state of |
| thousands. | | | | our nation is not good in too many ways: neither |
| Did I mention the HALF TRILLION in financial resources | | | | morally, nor philosophically. |
| to support the killings? Add our lust and greed for | | | | Sad indeed! |