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But, many have also not condemned it in a religion with upwards of a billion adherants and many of the condemnations are equivocal IMHO, sometimes indicating that America is somehow responsible.

Just curious Jeff. How many massacres committed by Christians have you publicly stepped forward and condemned on FreeRepublic? Please supply links to the posts containing the condemnations. Or is this condemnation business just a one-way street?

You know, I have attempted to be reasoned and civil with you ... but you apparently want to turn this into something it is not.

I condemn all wanton killing of innocents and massacres ... but I also recognize that when one party agresses on another and plunges all into the horror of war, terrible things happen. War is not exacting, it is not forgiving and it is not clinical.

IMHO, once embarked, any unfortunate, unforseen or unitnedned horrors fall right at the feet of the original perpetrators, just like in any crime. If war develops to wholesale, society against society variety, then entire citiies and classes of people end up suffering as they did in WW II. We fire bombed entire cities to break the will of a people committed to a war effort bent on destroying us. Do I mourn that? Yes. Do I abhor it? Yes. Do I blame the B-17 and B-29 pilots or our policy makers? NO, I blame the perpetrators who plunged the world into it with their horror, just as I blame the perps here.

If our side knowingly and wontingly committs atrocities, then I will stand against it. I did so with the entire Kosovo debacle.

At any rate, I have said my piece to you. I am more than willing to let others judge as they will, just as you and I have done.

Now, I am past the time my family is wanting us to leave. So I'll just close with that. I believe my position is clear and I do not apologize for it or feel the need to further defend or explain it to you. Like I said, readers can come to their own conclusions.