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Um, well, the Russian Thermonuclear bomb Tsar Bomba (60 megaton) can blow a hole of total destruction 30 miles in diameter - pretty scary.

HankD

 

Sorry, I should have quoted your remarks on the post WWII wars in Post #9 for context.

Hegemony no longer comes from Roman legions, British men-of-war, or industrialization. It's missiles and subs full of canned sunshine. Which leads to small wars, proxy wars, or whatever name is popular. And the great powers don't go toe to toe.

Look at recent wars between non nuclear, near peer countries. They look remarkably old school, at least until the kids from the nuke club show up.

I guess this is just a long winded way of saying that, in terms of boomers, carrier strike groups, airlift and sealift capabilities, power projection, the US is probably farther ahead of the pack than we were during the world wars you mention.

 

MAD - (M)utually (A)ssured (D)estruction.

HankD

 

This was the first sentence in your OP. I think quite a bit was accomplished in the examples I cited. You may not like the accomplishments, but there they are.

 

Well I don’t disagree with any of that.

 

Great, biblically based post! However, lets consider honoring godless men in authority, or godless government such as the Third Reich. Looking at your first passage (Romans 13:1-7) Is says be subject to "governing authorities" but follows with there is no authority except from God. Therefore a godless authority, might not meet the criteria of a "governing authority." Anyway, that is the way I read it.

Note also the instruction to "do what is good" and you will have no fear. If the Viet Nam soldiers had not followed ordedrs (and slaughtered innocents at My Lai) they would have had nothing to fear from godly authority. Also note that Acts 4:18-19 also indicates we are do what we believe is right in the eyes of God. Ditto for Acts 5:40-42.

 

As an old geezer, I remember the enemy "brain washing" of our POW in Korea. They taught them (reeducation) that America was not a good country, was not worth fighting for, etc. Corporations (banks) were exploiting the masses, and look at all the evil, giving smallpox to the native peoples, putting blacks to work as slaves and mistreating them in every way imaginable.

America certainly has its faults, but we need to shine the light of day on our problems and not buy the fake news peddled by the governments of North Korea, China, and Russia. Lets make America great again.

Godly people serving godly governing authority to protect our siblings in Christ, from Communism, and Islam is a fight worth having!

 

Yes and we still have our an abundant share of those who want to badmouth America.

Strange though isn't it - people risk life and limb to get into our beloved country.

HankD (Also an old geezer, a deplorable one at that)

 

Luke 20:25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

HankD

 

Really.

HankD

 

I see Agedman is repeating his questions and ignoring the answers once again. Sad pattern.
1) When do we fight under governing authority? Answer (from post #30) Godly people serving godly governing authority to protect our siblings in Christ, Answer (from post #29) Also note that Acts 4:18-19 also indicates we are do what we believe is right in the eyes of God.

2) If the required action violates God's commands, we, acting as an individual should become a concsience objector. Note that some of these drove ambulances and rendered care on the battlefield.

3) Those that do not honor America are probably not Christians (but many may be tares). Some have bought into the scapegoating fictions of the Left, I can even honor the past service of John McCain, while acknowledging he seems to be undercutting our efforts to make a better America for all, including blacks, asians, and hispanics.