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