If there is one lesson that smaller, weaker nations of the
world have learned, it is that if they have something that
America wants, such as some particular natural resource, or
perhaps a strategic location for a US military base, they
had better watch out; because one way or the other, America
will eventually get what it wants. If bribes and corrupting
the nation's leader fails to do the trick, then the American
Government will turn to oppressive economic strategies such
as unfair trade policies, sanctions and economic blockades,
fomenting civil unrest, and other unscrupulous tactics. If
that nation still fails to give in to American demands, then
military action against that country, which will be based on
trumped up charges, may be the next thing on the American
agenda. I am reminded of some of the words of King David. In
Psalm 140 he wrote concerning his enemies:

"[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O
LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they
gathered together for war."
Psalms 140:1-2, KJV

When the United States wants something from another nation,
it certainly does "imagine mischiefs in its heart" against
that nation, and it certainly does seem that the political
and military leadership of America is "continually gathered
together for war" against some nation, somewhere in the
world.

Even looking at the past sixty years of history, we see a
common thread in America's military strategy. For example,
North Korea never posed an imminent military threat to the
American people, yet there the America military was in the
1950's, involved in the Korean War, and there have been
thousands of American troops stationed in that country to
this very day.

The 1960's were much the same. The Southeast Asian nation of
Vietnam never at any time posed an imminent military threat
to the American people, yet the American military mercilessly
ravaged that nation, while the American people were sold the
lie that the purpose of that war was supposedly to protect
them from communism. Sadly, it has been estimated that almost
60,000 American soldiers died needlessly in that brutal war,
and many more Vietnamese suffered at the hands of America's
merciless war machine. Ironically, today, almost four decades
later, Vietnam, which still has a communist government, is a
trading partner of the United States.

The East European nation of Yugoslavia likewise never posed
any kind of imminent military threat to the American people,
yet for seventy-eight dreadful days, under the leadership of
American President Bill Clinton, the United States military
mercilessly pounded that nation into submission and Belgrade
was left in ruins.

Finally, contrary to the outright lies and deception of the
George W. Bush administration regarding WMD, and mushroom
clouds over America, the nation of Iraq likewise never posed
an imminent military threat to the American people in the
least; yet for the past six years, America has waged war in
that country. Now, as we all know, the USA is beefing up its
forces in Afghanistan, and targeting Iran and Syria as well,
beginning with demonizing both nations in the American mass
media. As with the aforementioned nations, neither Iran nor
Syria pose any kind of imminent military threat to Americans.
And then, of course, there is also the demonization of North
Korea as well, which has been going on for quite some time
now.

Clearly then, continual war has been America's modus operandi
for decades, just as King David wrote. And why has this been?
Is it truly because the American people have been threatened
by a foreign military invasion? No; it's just because America
wants certain things from other countries, whether it is some
natural resource, or a strategic location, or maybe a puppet
government which will do America's bidding; and it will fight
tooth and nail in order to obtain them. In writing about some
problems which existed during his own time, the Apostle James
penned the following enlightening words:

"From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not
hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust,
and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain:
ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye
ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may
consume it upon your lusts."
James 4:1-3, KJV

So what we see then is that by and large, most wars result
from some form of greed. Another nation has something that
you want, and so you attempt to grab it from them by using
brute force -- war!

When all things are considered, we see that America has waged
war after war during the past sixty years, when the American
populace has never been under any kind of imminent military
threat from the aforementioned countries. Furthermore, as of
this writing, there is currently no serious foreign military
threat against the American people; yet America still finds
itself engaged in war, with no end in sight to this terrible
cycle. So as I said, America just loves to pick fights. It is
not a nation of peace as it likes to claim. It does not know
how to get along peacefully with all of its global neighbors.
It only knows how to bully them, antagonize them, and in some
cases, take from them whatever it wants. It is as if America
is drunk on and addicted to its wars. It doesn't seem to be
able to exist unless it is engaged in a war somewhere in the
world. Most nations of the world want to live in peace; but
when they look at America, like King David, some of them
must surely think to themselves:

"I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war."
Psalm 120:7, KJV

So one must ask himself, what have all of these wars over the
past sixty years really been about? What has been the real
motivations behind them? If they haven't really been about
protecting the American people from an imminent threat from
some foreign power, why have they been fought at all?

Now obviously, I realize that this short article is going to
ruffle a lot of feathers; particularly American feathers, and
even more specifically, the feathers of people who consider
themselves to be patriotic red, white and blue Americans. Now
before you folks start to jump all over me, I want to ask you
a question; and I hope that you will have the integrity to
answer the question honestly. Tell me; in your opinion, what
was the last war that the USA was engaged in, which was truly
fought to protect the American people against an imminent
foreign military threat? Your answer to that question alone
will say a lot, and hopefully show you a lot; that is, if
you are truly honest with yourself.


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