How do you see it?

How do you see it? Terry Dashner (www.ffcba.com) Someone once said that there are not two sides to a story but three--one side, the other, and the truth in between. Especially is this true in politics, but in the case of truth and justice there can only be one side--the truth side. Yes I know you can deny the truth by saying it isn't so, but you still can't change the truth. Truth is truth whether or not I agree with it. Our nation is struggling to make truth out of war in Asia. Some say America is the villain in Asia. Others say that tyranny and terrorism are the reasons we fight. But what is the truth that can not be denied? The truth that can not be denied is that America didn't start the war on terrorism. She responded to an attack on American soil. Remember September 11, 2001? The truth is that America's military is composed of the finest citizens in the world. They are men and women of all creeds, religions, colors, and cultures fighting as one American solider, one airman, one sailor, and one marine. They are the finest citizens because they volunteer to lay down their lives daily for an oppressed people on foreign soil. And what's the truth? Many Americans have died in combat to save a foreign people from tyranny. There is no greater service and devotion than this--that a man lay down his life for another. Theodore Roosevelt once said, "Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character: it is not a matter of birthplace or creed or line of descent." The truth is that we fight because of principle, idealism, and justice. It is not right that a people should be enslaved by another group of people, whether by government, religion, or extremism. To liberate a man from tyranny is just, and justice always seeks truth at any cost. Abraham Lincoln once said, "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves." Try and persuade an American veteran that there is no truth in Lincoln's statement. It can't be done. Again Lincoln said, "The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty." I rest in this. I can't change the fact that some will always oppose America the liberator. Although I do rest assured by the truth that all men, everywhere want to live free. And that man everywhere knows that America will always be the land of the free. Keep the faith. Stay the course. Jesus is coming soon. Pastor T.