If Dubya is a "Christian" how come he allows all these deaths in an idiotic war?

Question

Isn't a human life for important than anything else? Thousands have died, that means that thousands of families have been destroyed, thousands have cried for the loss of a belived one, isn't that awful? Why not trying to solve all problems by talking, not killing. Once you die you're done. I feel respect for those who are fighting for this country and for these who've died, but I do not feel any kind of good thoughts or something in the war and for the most I try, I can't unmderstand its reason.

If Bush is a Christian, he is supposed to follow Jesus' example and I don't think that Jesus would make war, he preached love, why can't we do the same here?

I really really would like to do something to stop that war and so many deaths. Life is a gift from God that should not be taken away by someone else in such terrible circumstances. But I know that I can't really do something to stop this but talk... no1 will hear anyways, that sucks!

Ah! and I forgot to say, I may not be all allowed to give oppinions about this matter since I am not an american... but really, people from many nationalities have died in there and no matter the nationality we are the one and only human race.

Answer 1

I thought he's a good leader him unti I read this:

The Riddle
On his trip to Great Britain, George Bush had a meeting with Queen Elizabeth. He asked her, "How does one manage to run a country so smoothly?"
"That`s easy," she replied, "You surround yourself with intelligent ministers and advisors."

"But how can I tell whether they are intelligent or not?" he inquired.
"You ask them a riddle," she replied, and with that she pressed a button and said, "Would you please send Tony Blair in."

When Blair arrived, the Queen said, "I have a riddle for you to answer for me. Your parents had a child and it was not your sister and it was not your brother. Who was this child ?"
Blair replied, "That`s easy. The child was me."
"Very good," said the Queen, "You may go, now."

So President Bush went back to Washington and called in his chief of staff, Karl Rove. He said to him,
"I have a riddle for you, and the answer is very important. Your parents had a child and it was not your > > sister and it was not your brother. Who was this child?"
Rove replied, "Yes, it is clearly very important that we determine the answer, as no child must be left behind. Can I deliberate on this for a while?"
"Yes," said Bush, "I'll give you four hours to come up with the answer."

So Rove went and called a meeting of the White House Staff, and asked them the riddle. But after much discussion and many suggestions, none of them had a satisfactory answer. So he was quite upset, not knowing what he would tell the President.
As Rove was walking back to the Oval Office, he saw former Secretary of State Colin Powell approaching him. So he said,
"Mr. Secretary, can you answer this riddle for me. Your parents had a child and it was not your sister and it was not your brother. Who was the child?"
"That's easy," said Powell, "The child was me."

"Oh thank you," said Rove, "You may just have saved me my job!" So Rove went in to the Oval Office and said to President Bush,
"I think I know the answer to your riddle.
The child was Colin Powell!"

"No, you idiot!" shouted Bush, "The child was Tony Blair!"

Answer 2

Last December I was in a local store, and a visibly shaken cashier told me that a customer had just screamed at her for saying, "happy holidays", which was probably company policy. The customer shrieked, "It's not 'happy holidays', it's 'Merry Christmas'! This is a Christian country and there are no other holidays that matter!" In my opinion, this irate customer did far more damage to the spirit of Christmas than the hapless cashier or her employers. You see, it's all about intolerance. The message of that statement is that only Christians are entitled to be happy this time of year and those of other faiths shouldn't be wished a happy Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. That, in my opinion, is a very un-Christian attitude. We should respect all of our fellow human beings, and shouldn't wish unhappiness on others just because their beliefs are slightly different. If you celebrate Christmas and refuse to recognize Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, you can take "happy holidays" to mean "Merry Christmas and happy new year". You don't have to carry your extremism to the point where you bite the head off of anyone who would like to wish you a little happiness. Nobody is even thinking about doing away with Christmas. They're only trying to recognize America for the melting pot of cultures that it has been ever since it was founded. You can have a merry Christmas and your neighbors can have a happy Hanukkah and neither should interfere with the other in any way. I believe that if there's a war over Christmas, it's being waged by certain Christians against all other religions, and I don't believe that's what Jesus would want. By the way, I'm 48 years old, and for as long as I can remember there have been greeting cards saying "Happy Holidays" or "Seasons Greetings". I don't recall anyone complaining about that until Bush and the neocons gained power. I'd say this is just another political battle thinly disguised as a religious one.

Answer 3

As a christian soldier I can partially answer your question, though I will do it with another question. If there is a group of people who have no regard for human life either thier own or that of others shoud we just let them keep on killing or should we do whatever it takes to stop them? Because even Jesus was known to fight for what he thought was right(see Matthew 21:12-13). That is why President Bush keep sending troops to defend Iraq from these terrorists.

Answer 4

Because he is either

a) not Christian

or

b) he is on the fundamental or extremist side. None of the Christians I know personally support the effects of this war (some believe in the war, but think it has gone too far)

War is not the way. Even for those who believe this war is a good thing, we still cannot deny that innocent people are dying and we are getting nowhere. You are right--Jesus preached love, not war.

Answer 5

I wasn't going to answer this but HighFlyDanger and a few others have compelled me to answer:
You think we are safer, if you think good things will happen from this war (it's no war it's an occupation), then YOU explain that to the children who have lost a mom or dad in this senseless war, you tell that to the mothers and fathers who have lost children, you tell that to the countless brave, loyal men and women who have lost life and limb!
.....The money spent, the manpower spent on this war should be spent on our vets, on health care, on making infrastructure repairs, I mean look at Katrina, look at the Minneapolis Bridge....WAKE UP!

added: We need to involve more nations in the reconstruction of Iraq and let the Iraqis decide for themselves..the US troops need to go home where they are needed.
...Love Yahoo!! Wanna.... hon you are more than allowed to answer this question, it's not an American issue, it's an international issue!
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Answer 6

The same reason so many Christians love capital punishment and hate abortion. The same reason they love spending millions on bombs and guns and begrudge programs that feed the poor. Christianity in America is a mixture of Nationalism,class,and social conformity. Ask a Christian if he or she believes in "Turning the other Cheek",and they will tell you they "believe in the Principal of the idea".They pick and choose what they practice. I have been asked "do you see yourself as a Muslim or an American first"? When I ask "how about you? Christian or American first"? they say "A good Christian is a Good American" You are wrong,that no one will hear.Your heart is in the right place. Bush is a Devil,and does the devils work.

Answer 7

Kim, I have never disagreed with you before now. Sorry, but I do this time. My brother is currently in Iraq fighting in this war. I have several friends who are active military and NONE of them are against this war. They all want to go back if they are here and they don't want to leave once they get there. If the troops aren't agains this war (and they are THERE seeing exactly what is going on), why should we be?

Great bumper sticker, "If you're not behind our troops, GO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM!"

Answer 8

Oh My gawd,you mustn't question the great George Dubbya Bush.He will receive intelligence (that he isn't capable of understanding)that there are weapons of mass destruction in your home and that will be the end of you.No,no,no,if we preach love how are the arms manufactures going to stay in business,no we don't want peace.As soon as this is over in Iraq we have to start another one somewhere else but it must be a rich one so that they can pay war reparations after,just as Iraq will have to do.

Answer 9

Michael B: those are volunteers but they did not sign up for 2, 3, 4 tours! They did not sign up for a suicide mission with the only purpose is to line the pockets of Bush and his pals!

Answer 10

You don't really think he "allows" all those Muslim baddies to kill, do you? I rather suspect they kill because they can, not because ol' Georgie Poo gave them "permission."

Georgie Poo has the responsibility, whether we like it or not, to attempt to look out for this country's best interests. Here's something to think about: did you know that at the start of the war, 79% of Iraqi Muslims believed that killing was an acceptable method of defending the faith, but that number has dropped to approximately the mid 20s? Support for extremism appears to be waning - we are winning!

Whether you think we ought to be there or not, it is undeniable that we have a duty to defend America against all comers, and we now have a foothold in the Middle East from which to do so. Agree or disagree, we must now make the best of it.

Answer 11

ALL of these men and women fighting are volunteers and this far into it it NONE of them are over there because they didn't think they would be called to be shipped out. Many are there on their third and fourth tours so why the hell are people like you who would never put anything ahead of their own pitiful fearful lives be crying out over the injustice to them?
Why are the vast majority of military personell conservitives while the majority of prisoners are liberals?