Violence?

I know a few people who are repulsed by violence. I must admit I don't really care for it either. But recognize that violence is a simple and primitive form of establishing a pecking order or a means to survive the unpleasant intentions of man's most dangerous predator... other men. I watch some activities and recognize that to the uninitiated I may seem to be enjoying the violence. But what they do not understand is that I like the strategy or tactics that are within the violence. I want to understand what's involved with the choke hold by the wrestler, the tackle by a cornerback on the larger tight end, the reason and method of the boxer for giving body blows to his opponent, the maneuver and timing of fire by a platoon or squad in combat, etc. I don't really care for "why's" of violence. Often outside the arena of athletics and combat there are very stupid and selfish reasons for violent acts. Even the Art of War recognizes the more skillful general is the one who can attain victory without a need to engage in combat. But like the small birds that must know how to peck a hawk or raven trying to get closer to their young, man must know how to defend himself whether it's a female who's liable to be raped or a intoxicated bar patron who is likely to be robbed. Violence is the result of a struggle, the ultimate escalation between two parties when one of them realizes that the other is not going to cooperate merely because of the choice of words or the manner of body language. One should always be prepared for all possibilities in life and if the bull is not willing or able to use the horns he has or if the sparrow or finch are not willing or able to use their quickness and light of flight then they should not be surprised when the ultimate fate meets with them and their beloved.

Iran will strike, will US strike back harder

I have had a vision. Today it's July 15, 2006 and close to midnight. But I fear that thousands if not tens of thousands and more will perish when Iran sets off a nuclear bomb. They have asked for the West to wait till late August. Why? Why? It's a stalling tactic. We can only pray that they blow themselves up before getting the device to either Israel or someplace in the West. North Korea has proved that their missiles could not hit the broadside of a barn so thankfully only a few nations can feel threaten by that means of delivery. Which saddens me because I like India and Armenia.

Why the President of the USA insists on calling this a "War on Terror" is beyond me. This is a "War for the Soul of Earth" We are being assaulted and intimidated in order for our souls to be entomb in the sad and belligerent world of Islam. The more I study the cult of Islam the more I am convinced that they do not by any stretch of the imagination worship the same God as me. In fact if you read or are aware of their "holy" book, you will see that they represent Christ, God on Earth himself, as a fat prophet. God help us but we are in a struggle that's been going on for over a thousand years. The West keeps fighting just enough to keep these evil forces at bay, limited in their part of the world. But now they control the fuel that makes our nation run and they hold hostage land we in the West call "holy".

Where is our "Andrew Jackson", our "General William Tecumseh Sherman". With this foe, the West can not afford to be gracious and honorable like General Robert E. Lee. We need to get mean and dirty with these people like Sherman did. The people of the Confederate States of the South were far more refine and civilized to deserve to be fed to such a dog as Sherman. The lost souls who have allied themselves with the cult of Islam deserve no finer reward. We have sacrificed a thousand plus American lives to make Iraq more than it deserves. I do not profess a pull out of Iraq, but rather a clear and unmistakable understanding that the Israelis failed to convey to Hamas and that other terror organization who name escapes me. If we leave and have to return, their countries and all those living in it will perish. We can not live in peace with such hate and failure. God help us. God help the US. God help the West.