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I still don't think that justifies the US's actions.
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FC - I disagree, exactly because I am a Christian. Here's why the US needs to act now:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
...where there is injury, pardon;
...where there is doubt, faith;
...where there is despair, hope;
...where there is darkness, light;
...where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
...to be consoled as to console;
...to be understood as to understand;
...to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
...it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
...and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Sounds to me like St. Francis was advocating taking an ACTIVE role in securing peace whenever/wherever it is needed. The US is choosing to use our military to achieve exactly that IMO.