Road To Victory

ROAD TO VICTORY

Recently pastors who subscribe to “Peaching today” where surveyed and asked if they felt they should speak out on politically and culturally relevant topics…99% said yes.  One of those topics was the WAR in IRAQ.  Up to this point I have only spoken about praying for our nation and leaders and supporting our troops.  In this blog I go beyond that. 

I preference this that my views on this war are supported by the Bible and the Baptist Faith and Message.  I want peace more than anything and I do not for a moment advocate the church take up arms…God gave the government to do that.  God and Country do go hand and hand in my opinion.  So I pray for peace.  But I don’t pray for peace that will lead ultimately to more chaos in our nation or around the world.  So I pray for peace by way of victory.  My statements below are not polictical.  I am not supporting the presidents position because he is a republican and I am not against the democratics position becasue they are democratic or vise versa.  I am supporting the path that seems right for the good of all.  I am facing this issue from a biblical persepctive…on that will bring peace by way of victory.  So here goes. 

My last blog was about this same topic…because it is the focus of the American people right now and is higly scrutinized and under serious debate.  As a result their are some in my opininon who are willing to compromise national security…that is OUR SECURITY AMERICA, for political leverage, stubborness, or gain. 

Let me start of with saying that the President not congress in the commander and chief.  We should support his efforts to WIN this war and also respect that he does have a plan and has even demonstrated his ability to reach out to appease those who cry for withdrawal by saying, “Whatever political party you belong to , whatever your position on Iraq, we should be able to agree that America has a vital interest in preventing chaos and providing hope in teh Middle East…so let us come togeter on a policy of strenght in the Middle East.”

I could not agree more.  I am tired of the garbage I hear on TV…stuff like this, “The choice is between a Democratic plan for responsible redeployment and the president’s plan for an endless war in Iraq.”  People of Broadman…let me make this clear, this is not a republican or democratic issue…this is an American issue.  This issue even goes beyond us.  This crazy way of thinking and flat out lies that are trying to build on the emotional well being of the American people has got to stop.  We must win this war for future generations and we need to stabilize and strenthen the middle east if at all possible.  Redeployment or withdrawal is not going to accomplish that…the road to victory is hard, but we must take it to its completion.  This does not mean an endless war but it does mean longevity.