Statement of Belief

I believe that;
-God exists and is has been active throughout the ages in the affairs of the earth.
-Jesus Christ is both God and Man, was sent to earth to reconcile man's sin and rose from the dead.
-The Bible is God's living word, and is accurate.
-God exists beyond the realm of time and space.
-History and Future have been written by God.
-By examination of prophetic work, we have the opportunity to discern where we today are in God's plan for humanity.

Geopolitics/ Pres. Bush's Iraq Program

After viewing tonight's speech delivered by President Bush a few different topics jumped into my mind;
1.The propaganda value of the speech
-Notice the use of "us" and "them", gaining support for current program of state building, etc.
2. The status of the changing world stability.
-China's/Russia's regional hegemony in Asia, developments in South America toward a continental bloc for tradng purposes and regional independence from the US, the rising power of the EU on both economic and political stages, and the Middle East power vacuum, with Iran vying for regional hegemon status, and the use of fundamental Islam to establish cultural/national identity.
3. The US's reasons for involving itself in world affairs to begin with. For the longest time the US was not so brazen in its world domination. Are out motives in Iraq so honorable? Are we trying to make sure that an American backed governance is in place around the worlds major oil supply, just as we supported Saddam when that was appropriate?

Just some thoughts.