Revelation 19:11: And I saw heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and He [Christ] who sat upon it is called Faithful and True; and in righteousness He judges and wages war."
Romans 13:1-7: (1) "Let every person be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. (2) Therefore he who resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. . . . (4) . . . But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath upon the one who practices evil. . . ."
Psalm 89:14: "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne."
Proverbs 28:5: "Evil men do not understand justice."
Micah 6:8: "He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
Decuteronomy 17:2-13: "If there is found in your midst, in any of your towns, which the Lord your God is giving you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the sight of the lord your God . . .(7) you shall purge the evil from your midst. . . . (11) According to the terms of the law which they teach you, and according to the verdict which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the word which they delcare to you, to the right or the left. . . . (12) . . . you shall purge the evil. . . ."
The God of the Jews and Christians is a just God, not a pacifist. He requires justice be done, brought by Himself or through humans. We are engaged in a "just-war" against the terrorists. Not only does God expect those who have done wrong be brought to justice, but those who harbor the wrongdoers share in the terrorists' guilt. The Taliban, in Afghan, have not purged the evil from their midst. Rather, they have given aid, shelter, protection. Therefore, they have condemned themselves. They are just as guilty as having committed the evil acts. God says we cannot serve two masters. Either we are followers of God or we are not. If we follow Him, we obey him. If we obey him, then we, within our bodies and minds, are to purge evil from within our own selves. Carrying this over from self to country, in God's eyes, if a country harbors evil, it is to purge that evil from its midst or it shares in the guilt, and the just punishment, of the evil doers it protects.
Afghanistan has been ruled by the Taliban which has given aid and protection to evil, rather than purging the evil. It now suffers the consequences of comforting evil doers.
"Justice is mine, sayeth the Lord". To man it is only given to obey the law and enforce what we have been given instructions to enforce. Our war against the Afghans does not meet the criteria for a just war. No Afghani attacked us, and it is not defensive.
Afghanistan has been ruled by the Taliban which has given aid and protection to evil, rather than purging the evil. It now suffers the consequences of comforting evil doers.
Harboring Bin Laden is not a good enough excuse to make war against a country that had nothing to do with the 911 attacks.