America is closer to nuclear war than any time since the Cuba missile crisis in 1962. We are told by some (after they stop beating their war drums and wiping the Kool Aid from their lips) that it is time for Trump to send the North Korea dictator into eternity. Of course, if that happens, a few million others will go with him. Even some Fundamentalists are beating the drums for war! There is a time for war but it must be a just war–not for land, not for power, not to divert attention from economic problems, not to display manhood, not to save face, etc.

Roman pagan Cicero introduced the principle of a “just war.” Such a war must be for the honor and safety of the nation; the war is pursued only after negotiations have failed; a declaration of war must be given to the enemy; the purpose must not be for conquest or land but for producing a just peace; prisoners and those who surrender must be protected; citizens should be protected if possible. (De Republica iii.22-29; De Officiis i. 11-12.) Not bad for a pagan.

The first war in history took place in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in 2700 B.C. between Sumer (in modern Iraq) and Elam (in modern Iran). The Sumerians, under command of the King of Kish, Enembaragesi, defeated the Elamites in this war and it is recorded they “carried away as spoils the weapons of Elam.”

The details of the first recorded war were written on a stone monument erected by Eannatum who was ruler of Lagash (city-state in Iraq) commemorating his victory over the ruler of Umma (city-state in Iraq) in 2525 B.C. It depicts birds feeding on the remains of the dead soldiers. Alas, such a depiction tells the story of all wars.

Christians and Western Civilization should base their warfare on biblical principles beginning with Abraham. He and Lot had moved from Ur (Iraq) and ended up in Canaan, a territory of city-states, petty princes, notorious nomads, and rough rebels. Abraham and Lot became wealthy in the currency of the day–herds of cattle, goats, asses, camels, etc. Then Lot split off from Abraham and moved to Sodom.

Genesis 14 reveals the first recorded war in the Bible in about 1925 B.C. Chedorlaomer had subdued and conquered the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Zoar all located on the plains of Jordan and made them pay tribute for 12 years. The five kings rebelled against paying this tribute and Chedorlaomer led a coalition of four kings, including the kings of Chaldea and Persia (minor powers at that time) to collect his tribute and teach the rebels a lesson. Since Lot lived in Sodom, he and his family and their goods were taken captive; Lot’s Uncle Abraham pursued the kings and chased them to Damascus where he rescued the whole group.

Abraham formed a coalition of his neighboring chieftains along with his 318 servants and went after the four kings to rescue Lot and family–and their goods. He was motived by altruism not by avarice or ambition or anger but to rescue the innocent. Although Abraham was a man of peace, he had trained his small army in military tactics. The army he was pursuing was vicious, victorious, and not a vanquished army so Abraham and his coalition were vulnerable. But righteous people are bold as a lion because their hearts and motives are pure. After the successful battle, Abraham refused to take a reward from the King of Sodom; he only wanted his family and their goods returned.

Abraham waged a righteous war demonstrating the conditions of a just war. Canaan was not an organized nation with laws, officials, boundaries, etc. The walled city of Jericho had about 2,000 inhabitants following an agricultural lifestyle as far back as 7,000 B.C. (although I think that is exaggerated).

Many in the U.S. are always ready for war, usually the old dudes who only get as close to danger as a cannon at a Washington monument. They send the young to prosecute the war–as is true in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, etc. Then there are others who never think it is necessary to take military action. They demand we beat our swords into plowshares while the descendants of Mau, Marx, and Mohammed decide to conquer, kill, or subjugate us.

We are the most powerful nation on earth and more so than any time in history; but having the weapons does not guarantee we have the wisdom. Reasonable people of all persuasions hope (and pray) that President Trump will use wisdom to avoid the use of weapons on the North Koreans. Our principles should preclude the use of weapons when possible.

It would be wise to consider the words of Alexander Solzhenitsyn who opined that the next war may well bury Western civilization forever. We have dumped trillions of dollars in the Middle East and have little to show for it except little white tombstones in Arlington Cemetery. The final bill for our wars in the Middle East will run at least $3.7 trillion and could reach as high as $4.4 trillion, according to the research project “Costs of War” by Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies.

In light of the high cost in lives and dollars, I suggest President Trump hesitate before pulling the trigger. In this situation, it is wiser to go a little too slow than to go too fast. Haste makes waste as any war photos will prove. Yes, the fat boy in North Korea and the fanatics in Iran have nuclear weapons and are willing to use them. But let’s not be too hasty to get out the war paint.

The reason for going to war with North Korea is the safety of U.S. citizens. When wise heads decide that we are in imminent danger then U.S. officials should collect and coalesce a coalition to confront the little toad in Pyongyang. If North Korea were contiguous with the U.S. as is Mexico then we could go it alone but not with this geography. Even China, and for sure Japan and South Korea would see the wisdom in joining us.

Then demands should be made by the coalition that would eliminate the threat permanently. If our demands are rejected, then let loose the dogs of war. Of course, that doesn’t have to be nuclear weapons. The object is to protect America, not to kill everyone.

Our officials must also look beyond the victory; we don’t want to occupy North Korea for fifty years. Nor do we want to rebuild their cities. We only want protection for our people.

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Few people know that the first example of a just war was Abraham who led his army of 318 men to pursue a four-king confederacy from, at that time, the small lands of Chaldea and Persia. Those kings had invaded the land and taken Abraham’s nephew and servants captive along with some property. Abraham was outnumbered but he chased the invaders almost to Damascus and rescued the people and property. He was not concerned with attaining land, riches, or power, but to right a wrong. That is the reason all wars should be fought.

Nevertheless, I do not agree with those who declare that America has a mandate to right all the wrongs of the world and to establish freedom around the world–at taxpayer expense!

I’m all for freedom; however, it is insane to try to impose a democracy on people who have no history of freedom and no desire for it. Totalitarians of all stripes find true freedom anathema. All true Muslims are totalitarians. Read their books and listen to their leaders. They don’t want democracy or representative government but desire, demand, demonstrate for sharia law.

Moreover, since I demand consistency of myself, I believe that all nations are sovereign; therefore, we have no right to infringe on a nation’s sovereignty unless there is just cause for doing so. We now have two examples that justify our incursion into two sovereign nations–Mexico and Sudan.

There is an American Marine in a dirty, dangerous, even deadly Mexican prison because he made a wrong turn! Sgt. Andrew Tahmooresi, being treated for PTSD in San Diego, served faithfully two tours in Afghanistan and while driving south in California on March 23 he inadvertently drove into Mexico. In his car were three legal guns. Mexican thugs physically abused him, stripped him naked, and chained him to a bed. While he languishes in a Tijuana jail, American politicians don’t even talk about his intolerable, illegal, and immoral incarceration.

Tomorrow, Obama should announce that within 24 hours a detachment of Marines will land in helicopters outside the prison and achieve his release. He should say that no one wants bloodshed but the Marine will not be “left behind.” However, a massive pile of rubble may be left behind.

Corrupt Mexican officials, like most tyrants, like to push innocent people around but they are not known to be courageous warriors. They have the same reputation the French have in warfare: French WW II military rifles can be purchased cheaply since they have never been fired and only thrown down once! The Mexican thugs in uniform will cave like a house of cards when real warriors arrive. The fact is they will cave following the President’s warning which is the reason for the warning.

A more egregious case is Meriam Ibrahim who was arrested by the Sudan government in August of 2013. Meriam’s father was a Muslim who abandoned the family when she was very young. She was reared by her Christian mother and was married in a Christian church to Daniel Wadi, an American citizen. Her father’s family complained about the marriage resulting in her conviction for adultery since her marriage was not recognized by the religious tyrants and apostasy although she had never been a Muslim.

In an Islamic paradise a man is permitted to marry a non-Muslim; however, a woman is forbidden to marry outside the Muslim religion. Her original sentence was to be lashed 100 times for adultery followed by death by hanging for apostasy. Furthermore, the law requires that children must follow their father’s religion. (But then, that would make Obama a Muslim!) Just another example of barbarians trying to control every aspect of one’s life.

The 27-year-old mother recently gave birth to her second child, Maya, while in prison along with her older child. It was reported that she was chained by her ankle while giving birth!

A few days ago she was freed from prison after an appeals court overturned the original conviction; however, she and her children, along with her husband were detained at an airport in Sudan a few hours after her release. Then on Thursday she and her family were released although she is in imminent danger and has received death threats from “peaceful” Muslims. At present, she and her family are in the American Embassy waiting permission to leave the country.

We need to enforce the old truth that Americans should feel safe anyplace in the world and our government should guarantee that fact. There is ample precedent for doing so especially based on the Teddy Roosevelt adventure.

In 1904 American businessman Ion Perdicaris and his stepson were kidnapped by Muslim terrorists. They were taken from their home in Tangier by Raisuli, the “Last of the Barbary Pirates,” and held for $70,000 ransom along with other demands. President Roosevelt (a progressive!) sent seven battleships to Morocco and a message: “This government wants Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead.” Perdicaris was released in a few days!

That international incident was an example of Teddy’s “Speak softly and carry a big stick” philosophy. Obama speaks softly (when he has a teleprompter) and carries a wet noodle.

Obama doesn’t need to send seven battleships to Sudan; one frigate should do the job since Muslims seem to have the same lack of courage Mexicans have. Although Muslims do seem to have their way with women and children! Obama should use his phone to warn the cowards in Sudan to release the family or a frigate loaded with Marines will sail into the Red Sea within twenty-four hours.

This administration is the most incompetent, impotent, and inept in the past century and is reaping what has been sowed for about six years. We have a weak, wimpy, worthless president, and everyone who voted for him has bloody hands. He laid a foundation for appeasement by kowtowing and bowing toward his Muslim buddies, refusing to identify terrorists as terrorists and his unskillful, unprofessional, and unforgivable bungling of Benghazi.

We should officially recognize that all Muslim nations are terrorist nations and should close all our embassies in those nations and send all Muslim ambassadors packing for their desert homes.

I suggest that it is past time for America to identify our friends and our foes, and to stop kissing our foes and kicking our friends. Friendly nations should be assured that it pays to be friends with America and our foes should be thoroughly convinced that it will cost them to be our enemies. The cost should start today: No more money to any Muslim nation. Frankly, there should be no money to any nation! The International Welfare Window should be closed!

Obama’s weakness, waffling, and wobbling on principle is a major problem for us. I would not permit him to lead a Boy Scout troop on a nature hike in a city park, and I would not trust Secretary of State John Kerry to procure a bottle of Ketchup from the corner Seven Eleven.

Meanwhile, Obama, should call out the Marines and rescue our people. He would be using his phone for some good for a change.

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