Not proud of who we are, but proud of all we are not; being thankful that only by grace of God were we born in such a wonderful country ...

And so it is that American flag, and all it represents, thereby, brings tears to our eyes and humbles our hearts to worship.

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Defend poor and fatherless: do justice to afflicted and needy. Deliver poor and needy: rid them out of hand of wicked.

Psalm 82:3-4

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Proud to be an American and Even more Proud to be a Christian

Too often our troops are ordered to wait until they receive fire from our enemies before they can defend themselves in war. On face of it this handicaps our troops from winning at war. Enemies that have gone to war against United States are enemies. Their deaths and destruction of their cities should be a given. The treatment of their captured is of no consequence as long as we get information that saves American lives and prevents destruction of our cities.

Wake up people. We are at war with an enemy who even now is planning bombing of major American cities with millions being killed and killing and mutilation of Americans all over world. You cannot play Sunday school with these people if you want to survive. Let military do whatever it needs to do to win this war. Don't punish soldiers for doing what they believe is their job in part they play to win this war. When we train people to kill our enemies and put their lives at risk in a foreign country to do job it is too late to ask them to be nice. That is how you lose a war not how you win.

(Gary Revel Editorial Carried by World News)