> Now is state sponsored killing through war, assassination, foreign policy, etc. a form of murder? I wouldn't want to stand before God and try to argue that it's not.
Wow, have you even READ the Old Testament?
A nation that upheld God certainly was within its rights to defend itself and kill if necessary. You better go back and read Numbers.
Wow, I believe I have READ the Old Testament. And I wouldn't want to try to argue that any war this nation has been involved in for at least the past 40 years was in any way self-defensive (because except perhaps Afghanistan they weren't). Nor would I want to stand before God Almighty and argue that killing Chavez was somehow self-defensive either.
I would suggest you go back and reread the entire Bible.
Is the death of innocent people due to collateral damage OK?