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I will never apologize for wanting to “conquer” the scourge of baby killing, otherwise known as Abortion.

Question for you.. when it came to slavery, would you have been just as “Appalled” towards people who wanting to “conquer” that scourge as well? Some things are worth figting against, even if that turns you into a sheep dog. You see, the sheep dog can kill just as effectively as the wolf. There is, however, a key difference between the sheep dog and the wolf, and I hope and pray enough people in this country will always be able to tell the difference just what that is.

The Greeks, Rome, and other “Empires” of the past subjegated their foes, spread their borders, wiped entire counties off of maps, raped, pillaged.. if you think that’s what we are, then we are very, very far apart in where we see the world. Take a look at where Iraq stands today. It’s markets are flourishing once again. It’s people can walk the streets. Its children can play in parks. The people are once again hopeful. I shudder to think about what Iraq would look like today if Bush had lost in ‘04. Regardless of the justification for this war, and whether is was a ‘just’ cause or not, the one thing you can’t take away from America is the sacrifices in blood and treasure it has made for those people. To turn around and accuse us of being “conquerers” is very sad, and par for the course of the Left wing discourse we see these days that has so damaged not only our reputation around the world, but the way we view ourselves. Very sad.

– I assume you’re referring to our engagement in Iraq. Compassion for whom? What about the compassion for the Iraqi people? Compassion is not a reason to go to war, per se’, but I don’t really follow your point of bringing it up.

“but something has to be said for the robbing of innocence by covering it with a mask called “war.””

– Sorry, but I don’t follow your point.

“The part of that quote that I see differently is this- American Christians have come to believe in conquering. –We must conquer abortion by outlawing it and punishing those who participate– we must conquer nations that don’t adhere to our democratic ideals”

– I don’t think most Americans view our involvement in Iraq, or any other foreign enagement in recent memory as “conquering” another nation, unless you’re a reader of some of the Left Wing blogs that view America in a very unfavorable light.

No one has forced Iraq to adhere to any particular brand of government, other than allowing for free elections. No one has demanded land, treasure, compensation, oil, or anything else to be given back. In fact, for a country as dominant as is the America of the 21st century, to be so.. passive .. is really the only word that comes to mind, to our foes is extraordinary. The compassion we show to our vanquished opponents can rightly be considered acting Godly. Nowhere in history do you find a nation or people who, after winning it’s wars and battles, spend it’s treasure to re-build and craddle that country like America does. For this we can be proud. To cast America as a “conquering nation” brings to mind past empires, and frankly, is not fair or accurate.

Hey I have a copy of Rob’s book if ya wanna read it…