the dreaming tree

so we’re at war. kinda of a weird feeling. i don’t know what to feel, actually. i mean, during the gulf war, i was aware that something was happening, but c’mon, i was only ten years old. i didn’t understand. now i do (kind of). i at least have a grasp of what is happening, if not why. and in all this, i trust president bush and, more than him, God. thankfully, God is sovereign and has precisely the right man in office. it’s very comforting to know that God has complete control of the situation and the eventual outcome and that nothing that happens is apart from him. in essence, i accept the fact that we’re going to war because it is the very last alternative. i just pray for a quick end with few casualties. and also for the new regime being set-up. i don’t want to see the u.s. try to take over control of iraq. rather, i’d like for us to maintain diplomatic contact and withdraw our military presence, leaving maybe some, and merely help iraq to gain a foothold. i’m not suggesting abandoning them, i just hope we don’t try to force our influence into the region (it may be too late for that). americans can be rather cocky. yeah, well, basically i want to see iraq become its own new iraq and not u.s. “colony.” in any case, pray that this war is over quickly and for president bush as he leads.