http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/barbarians-at-the-gates/ Fighting a never ending battle... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Adam Graham [Member] Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:12:05 +0000 http://blog.adamsweb.us/blog/index.php/a/2006/02/17/barbarians-at-the-gates/#comment-1028 Well, Andrea, I'll disagree slightly that Bush's primary motivation was family honor. Bush, Sr. didn't foul up Desert Storm. The Mission was to liberate Kuwait, not overthrow Iraq and they succeeded at that. There's also the legitimate national security concerns in Iraq. The neocons had a lot to do with that, with their belief that Democracy would cure all ills, an idea I oppose. I think our lack of moral conscience in America led to our embarassment over Abu Gharib. What we saw there is what happens in San Francisco every day. Well, Andrea, I’ll disagree slightly that Bush’s primary motivation was family honor. Bush, Sr. didn’t foul up Desert Storm. The Mission was to liberate Kuwait, not overthrow Iraq and they succeeded at that. There’s also the legitimate national security concerns in Iraq. The neocons had a lot to do with that, with their belief that Democracy would cure all ills, an idea I oppose. I think our lack of moral conscience in America led to our embarassment over Abu Gharib. What we saw there is what happens in San Francisco every day.

]]> http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Andrea Graham [Member] Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:32:55 +0000 http://blog.adamsweb.us/blog/index.php/a/2006/02/17/barbarians-at-the-gates/#comment-1027 Thanks, Jody, your comments are most appreciated. I tend to think we need to finish what we've started, but also that we probably shouldn't have started it in the first place. It could be argued this is just a continuation of Desert Storm (and History may well see it that way), but should we have gone in then, either? Thanks, Jody, your comments are most appreciated. I tend to think we need to finish what we’ve started, but also that we probably shouldn’t have started it in the first place. It could be argued this is just a continuation of Desert Storm (and History may well see it that way), but should we have gone in then, either?

]]> http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Jody [Visitor] Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:35:44 +0000 http://blog.adamsweb.us/blog/index.php/a/2006/02/17/barbarians-at-the-gates/#comment-1026 Well said. I have to admit that I have been forced to take a good look at my own feelings on the war. I used to support it completely, and I still want to support the troops. But does this war jive with how Jesus instructed us? I don't know. I want to believe this was a noble cause, removing a demagogue from power. But I don't know if we can get around scripture with this one. It's been a very humbling experience, this re-evaluating of the war. I used to just accept the most common conservative point of view because it required very little work and even less brain activity. So there comes a time, I think, when we must all detach our personal feelings from an issue and look at it objectively with a biblical perspective, which i think you've done here. <br /> Thanks. Well said. I have to admit that I have been forced to take a good look at my own feelings on the war. I used to support it completely, and I still want to support the troops. But does this war jive with how Jesus instructed us? I don’t know. I want to believe this was a noble cause, removing a demagogue from power. But I don’t know if we can get around scripture with this one. It’s been a very humbling experience, this re-evaluating of the war. I used to just accept the most common conservative point of view because it required very little work and even less brain activity. So there comes a time, I think, when we must all detach our personal feelings from an issue and look at it objectively with a biblical perspective, which i think you’ve done here.
Thanks.

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