Musings of a Dumb Ass

Musings of a Dumb Ass.... Many deep thinkers believe there is a world war going on right now. Since we only have troops officially in combat in two countries, Afghanistan and Iraq, from the vantage point of the American in the street disagreement might seem logical. But a closer examination would suggest powderkeg status between enough nations and allies to make absolute warfare between everybody an eyeblink away. Aside from the human suffering and tragedy that war brings where ever it is, the inability of taking history at its word and assuming that since things have changed it will never happen again is inforgivable. Wars have always raged and always will because power is what drives all of humanity. Nation building as demonstrated all the way back to the Romans has been painful and the argument could be made that it was never worth it because time and conviction has always been the impetus that determined destination in the end anyway. Being born near the end of World War Two doesn't give me the status of 'having lived through it' but one can attain a reasonable cause and affect from studying what led up to it and how it played out. From what I've derived from it, it appears to me that religion didn't play a large part in it. But I think it did set the stage for a religious conflict that is now the underlying cause for terrorism and tension around the world and especially for us. As near as I can tell at no time in recorded history did a conglomerate of nations come together and set aside a portion of real estate for a particular sect of people until the State of Israel came along. Prior to that, statehood has generally been attained by fighting for it by those who will live there. Moreover, the very land that was chosen for Israel was already occupied by others who had to be relocated irrespectful of their history and roots generations deep in the structures they occupied. Any idiot should have known that kind of plan wouldn't come about without a very high pricetag, and even at that would be destined to be a hotbed for eons to come. If the Jews had gone into Palestine and conquered the inhabitants within, then taken control of the territory, unassisted, perhaps respect of the victors would have created a very different state than what is there today. But that isn't what happened, no matter what their supporters might say today. Every day and every inch taken by Israel is only because we stood guard and protected them not only with words and deeds, we equipped them in every way to fight a war in super power style including nuclear against their enemies who in comparison could only throw stones. So why was this support extended to Israel? The biggest reason is biblical, and the next biggest was guilt because of what happened to them in WW2 at the hands of the Germans. Biblical trumps German behaviour, and Christians believe there must be a homeland for the Jews before Christ can come back and fulfill the bible. The fact the Jews disbelieve Jesus' status and importance means nothing to us, which I do believe would make our support for this madness they engage in daily an entry into a religious war. Of course, only the enemy is demonstrating that. We call it everything else but. Others can call it whatever they choose. I call it the way it is............ A religious war, which is the most brutal and deadliest of all..........