[Louis Foxwell]

God is infinitely merciful. He does not, however, stay the hand of the merciless except with the stronger hand of His mercy loving servants. In this (or any) age to be merciful is to lay siege to the principalities of evil.

It is not yet clear that a population such as ours, desirous of personal contentment above all else, know the difference between evil and the soldiers who fight evil.

[wildwood]

well, you know, maybe you need to keep your "prophesying" to yourself sometimes. that was a pretty mean, condescending thing to say to someone who is struggling to remain faithful and optimistic in the face of evil.

to suggest that the American people "deserve" to be murdered by such vile villains, which is, in essence what you have said by your moral equivalency, is an abomination.

why don't you just go anoint yourself.

[JamesP81]

In this (or any) age to be merciful is to lay siege to the principalities of evil.

Yes indeed. And the reason people don't want to do that is because the media won't show us what Hezbollah does. I can understand someone looking at the devastation of war and wondering if it's worth it. That's a sensible question to ask oneself. When you go into Israel and see a bunch of teenagers and kids blown to pieces by a Katyusha rocket, then you know why such people as Hezbollah have to be destroyed. Ultimately, any deaths suffered in a war to annihilate the enemy will be less than if you hesitate and try to make nice with them.