Side Notes

Some side notes concerning some blogs published from the past few weeks.


First: Concerning Ms. Benita Veliz, the young woman I had written about a few weeks ago. The question I had about her situation--what I had been thinking about was. . . How was Ms. Veliz able to get to the position of earning her degrees, hold a job and so forth without anyone noticing that she was not a U.S. citizen? Were not laws being broken by not only her but also by the people who where helping her along the way? I'm sure there were some who knew about her lack of U.S. citizenship.


In fact, when I was reading an article about her case in the San Antonio Express-News, there was a picture of her along with two other people (a man and his wife) who were part of the church she was working at (if my memory serves me correctly). They were hugging her in a congratulatory manner because a judge had just ruled in her favor to allow her stay in this country for about three more months.

Now, my intention was really not to address this part, but I feel I have to break in--though in a conciliatory manner--and just mention that I find it offensive when churches and people from churches start telling us the public that we need to be more "nice" to illegal immigrants and just look the other way when they do come in illegally. We need to show compassion towards "these people" because after all, that is what Jesus would have done. Aha. . . yes. . . always injecting Jesus into the argument.


OK. . . want to use Jesus as your source (certain people seem to find Jesus whenever the situation suits them)--fair enough.


Note this then: "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber." That is from John 10:1 which basically explains that there is a certain order that applies whenever any type of enterprise is being set in motion.

Jesus was using the example of a shepherd and his sheep in which he mentions a "door" or perhaps even a gateway which the shepherd (or whoever is authorized) must enter in order to access and lead his sheep out. There is a certain process that must go in effect--nothing haphazard. Certain ways in, certain ways out. That operating practice must be applied in just about every sort of situation, especially when it comes to running (and protecting) a sovereign country.

"Well, that seems pretty harsh. God can't be that harsh." That would seem to be a fair evaluatory statement. Well then I would just direct you to go to Matthew 25 and check out the stories about the wise and foolish virgins (vs. 1-13), and the man who gave his servants some talents or wealth to at least invest in order to receive a return. Those situations represent what Jesus and His Father God believe or how They basically operate now and how They shall do so in the future, in a non-vacillating manner.

Second: To elaborate about the situation in the Middle East. I know it sounds scary when we are talking about using nuclear weapons to try and win a war.

Look, every since the media and other leftists admitted we did win WWII, all we've heard from them since is that Korea was a stalemate, Vietnam was a loss, and the current war is another Vietnam. So, I'm not saying we simply use nuclear weapons just so we can satisfy these people and continue to feel good about ourselves. We just need to think long and hard about how we should deal with Iran because they are the main instigators. It's that simple.

But who knows when it comes to Iraq, perhaps the Iraqi military (trained by our great military) can go on to carry their own weight, actually kick some serious butt, and really be a force to be reckoned with--for good that is. Especially if they're able to send al-Sadr dead on arrival where he belongs. If not, well, that is a situation in which America really should no longer be sacrificing anymore lives for. I know conservatives such as Sean Hannity have said in the past that if American troops are withdrawn without the job being finished so to say, then it could the "killing fields" all over again such as what happened in Cambodia.

And I proudly say that I agree with Mr. Hannity in the majority of his opinions or views. What he believes about what may occur if American troops are withdrawn from that theater may be true. Still, I would have to say again, "No more sacrificing of American troops." Plain and simple--in that area at least. I believe we've done our due diligence in that part of the world.