Today is a day not to be forgotten. We all know what happened on September 11, 2001 when the forces of darkness and evil reared its ugly head. We all remember where we were when it happened, and we all felt the heartache for fellow citizens who died innocently and the boiling rage we felt against our common enemies of Islamic extremism - personified by one man - Osama Bin Laden.
I remember that day. When I first saw it on the news and heard what had happened, my heart broke for the innocent lives lost of fellow Americans. "They cannot do this to the United States of America!" I remember saying as I saw pictures of the towers engulfed in dust and smoke. That day, all Americans shared the common sentiment that we will not let this pass without the full arm of justice smiting into the dust for eternity the perpetrators of this despicable crime.
The words of Winston Churchill come to mind: "We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!"
It reminds me of a story from the Book of Mormon when the Nephites were unjustly attacked and thus they began to defend themselves and their wives and children by going to war with their enemy the Lamanites. It was said of the Nephites in Alma 44 verse 45 "Nevertheless, the Nephites were inspired by a better cause, for they were not fighting for monarchy nor power but they were fighting for their homes and their liberties, their wives and their children, and their all, yea, for their rites of worship and their church." You could also say that in the war on terror the Americans are inspired by a better cause because we are fighting for our homes and our freedom.
The words of Captain Moroni, an ancient man of God who lived on this continent who led the Nephite army, also come to mind. He spoke these words to the leader of their enemy, the Lamanites: "As the Lord liveth, ye shall not depart except ye depart with an oath that ye will not return again against us to war. Now as ye are in our hands we will spill your blood upon the ground, or ye shall submit to the conditions which I have proposed."
Given that terrorists do not submit to demands of peace, we shall also spill their blood upon the ground and let it stand there as a bright testament to the inevitable consequences that follow those who spread terror and evil around the earth.
God bless America. I love this land of freedom and am everlastingly grateful for our God who had a hand in its establishment and who continually strengthens those who fight to keep it free.
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Great post! Thanks. If all the leaders in America felt this way the war would be won already. I am disapointed with those leaders who don't love America this much and those who think we are wrong. Those who give celebrity speeches in Europe and complain about America. That person does not deserve to be our president.
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