standing_alone said:
By that, do you mean we should alway be fighting offensive wars - that is, always be at war - or just that we should always be monitering for security (phrased last part bad, hope you get what I'm saying)?
I think this war is different. It is a war against a group of people, with certain ideologies, and they are scattered throughout different parts of the world, but are mainly concentrated in the middle east. They have migrated to Iraq, from neighboring areas, to fight our military. It is not a war against any particular country. Because of this fact, this war will never end, if one dies three more will spring up in their place, until Christ comes and stops these enemies of righteousness, himself. There is no way to completely control the Al Qaeda network. It will be a constant offensive war against the Al Qaeda network, and other groups like them, that will never end until Christ returns to earth, and subdues all enemies under his power. It will be a constant fight, that will not end until Christ stops it himelf. There have always been terrorists, in one form or another, since the world began, and especially now because these are the last days, and Satan knows his time is short, before he is bound up in hell, for a thousand years. Satan and his followers in the spirit world, sometimes called demons, who possess men on earth to murder, will never let up, until Christ binds them up in hell at the final battle of Armageddon.
Epesians 6: 11-13
11- Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12- For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but agains principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13- Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand.
I don't mean to get religious on ya, but this is a different kind of battle. It is the final battle between good, and very evil murderous men, possessed by Satan's followers in the spirit world, which are demons, and their are billions of them.
How could we monitor so many billions of demons that are possessing men in these last days. We can only do our best by making them fight us on their most concentrated turf, the middle east. It just so happened to be Iraq. Many millions of middle easterners are glad that we have come over there to fight these terrorists. I would rather call them individual demon possessed murderers. They have no country, but live in caves and individual houses. They hide in houses, and then come out and fight, or terrorize, and then go back into hiding again. That is why there are so many house raids in that area.