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...that the Bush Administration has had its greatest, most unquestioning support from Protestants, evangelicals if you will.

Born Again Christians are more conservative than EO or RC's so that's not really a big surprise.

We read the attacks of various forms of Protestantism on Orthodox theology regularly on sites like FR.

Because it is wrong!

We defend our beliefs all the time from EO and RC posters. I don't believe many of us see these as attacks because it presents the opportunity to show how wrong the EOC and RCC are. If you view these threads as attacks maybe it's because there is truth in what is being said and it conflicts with what your church claims.

We read daily of the support the Bush Administration has for Mohammedan forces which are actively destroying Orthodox communities.

This is just silly.

You are so focused on the parochial interests of your church you would have the USA lose the WOT so it can save some churches somewhere else.

We hear of the “missionary” activities of Protestant groups going out to convert the “idolators” in Orthodox lands.

God Bless them!

The majority of my tithing is able to be designated to support missionaries there, in Asia, India and the middle east. You should welcome these people with open arms. If your not idolators you should be able to show them and celebrate being brothers in Christ. These missionaries are among the finest people you will ever know. They are prepared to risk it all just to preach THE GOSPEL.

Frankly, WF, it looks to me like a program designed to at a minimum stand by while American foreign policy as practiced by Bush and Rice, is complicit in the killing of Orthodox Christians.

I'm sorry you don't see the end game. Let me try and explain it again.

The toughest nut to crack in the WOT is Iran. Afghanistan was the easiest and then Iraq because of the prior war and the sanctions. The nation that is the strongest supporter of terrorism is Iran. If they can be overthrown support for the muhajaheen that infect Bosnia and Kosovo disappears.

If Iran is the ultimate target how do you bring it down. If you go in militarily there is a big risk of exciting nationalist pride and all those who were sympathetic to seeing change are lost. If you can establish representative govts. on Iran's borders and isolate Iran economically in time the force for change should be overwhelming internally.

However, if you turn your attention to Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, Albania and Romania you are now focusing on areas that receive terrorists, but not cutting off the supply. If terrorism is going to be stopped you have to eliminate the areas that produce the terrorists. In the process you have to align yourself with "allies" that are pretty bad themselves. It is not pretty but it is the world we live in.