War Without Rules - Gaza

David French has a well reasoned article at National Review about Israel's moral obligations in the Gaza conflict.

My hunch is that the average Joe on the street these days is oblivious to the notion of rules of war, or more specifically the Law of Armed Conflict.  War is nasty business, a reality of a world in rebellion, but it is a reality that must be faced.  There are people who want to kill other people and who cannot be reasoned with. In this age of relativism based on tribal grievance, patriotism and nationalism are seen as evil and the distinction between having a military and being "militaristic" is sometimes blurred.  (More)

Community Organizing for the Digital Age

Interesting article by Tony Lee at Breitbart analyzing How Obama Won.  The opening paragraph reads

"President Barack Obama sees America as a salad bowl, where multiculturalists are free to pick and choose identities and cultures instead of sharing a unifying one -- the classical melting pot concept. And Obama's successful 2012 campaign -- as sophisticated as it was when it came to micro-targeting voters -- reflected his broader view.

"Instead of running a campaign based on his record or a unifying and forward-looking vision for the next four years, Obama essentially ran multiple, micro-targeted campaigns aimed at specific racial groups, scaring them into believing Republicans would take away their rights and promising them legislation on pet issues in a second term. He used the same template with women voters. He essentially united his coalition by disuniting America, one racial and gender group at a time."  (More)

Election Thoughts

"History fails to record a single precedent in which nations subject to moral decay have not passed into political and economic decline. There has been either a spiritual awakening to overcome the moral lapse, or a progressive deterioration leading to ultimate national disaster."
Douglas MacArthur 

I only occasionally venture into politics here and only as I think it relates to Christianity.  After watching the election returns last night, these are my reactions: 

People Died - Obama Lied

There are many reasons I don't want to see Barack Obama reelected.  I think there can be little doubt now about the President's dishonesty regarding the most inept coverup in the history of coverups.  The Bengazi coverup takes the cake.

Simple timeline as we now know it. 

Not only did the administration spend two weeks dishonestly blaming the affair on a cheap video, Joe Biden claimed ignorance in his debate with Paul Ryan and blamed the intelligence community for not giving sufficient info to the administration.