Do you think our national can wipe out illegal drugs if it was a national priority? I do

Who gets to choose what parents they are born to, their birth nation, ethnicity, religion they are taught by their parents, skin, eye and hair color, political biases? What would your life be like if you were born in Africa, Colombia or China or Haiti or Gaza or ---?

How will Christ judge all of us fairly when we are all born and raised in such different circumstances, with different advantages or disadvantages?

I believe all of us on earth are children of a loving God, brothers and sisters. And Christ teaches us we should love one another, even our enemies.

I believe as a nation we must defend our interests around the world, control our borders, and deport illegal aliens, and guard against muslim terrorists and sedition from within.

It's easy to hate an entire class of people that have harmed us or our ancestors and that mean to destroy us. But how does God view it all?

I remember watching a youtube video during Desert Storm. It was taken from the air at night with night vision. Two men in a big truck stopped, got out and retrieved a big shoulder fired rocket launcher from the side of the road. When the tracers from our shells came in from the side totally obliterating the men and the truck, I remember feeling totally thrilled by the efficiency our enemies were killed with.

A few seconds later, I remembered a recent talk in church about us all being children of God, brothers and sisters, and that we should love one another, even our enemies. But it's not easy to love our enemies that want to kill our troops and us. And I thought about it for a long time. What were those two men's childhoods like? How were they taught? If I were born in their shoes would i do any different? I know it was wrong for me to be exhilarated with watching them die. But I know it was the right thing for our military to kill them.

I think we should all step back and think about "There but for the Grace of God go I" once in a while. How would you be any different if you grew up in their shoes?

Who gets to choose what parents they are born to, their birth nation, ethnicity, religion they are taught by their parents, skin, eye and hair color, political biases? What would your life be like if you were born in Africa, Colombia or China or Haiti or Gaza or ---?

How will Christ judge all of us fairly when we are all born and raised in such different circumstances, with different advantages or disadvantages?

I believe all of us on earth are children of a loving God, brothers and sisters. And Christ teaches us we should love one another, even our enemies.

I believe as a nation we must defend our interests around the world, control our borders, and deport illegal aliens, and guard against muslim terrorists and sedition from within.

It's easy to hate an entire class of people that have harmed us or our ancestors and that mean to destroy us. But how does God view it all?

I remember watching a youtube video during Desert Storm. It was taken from the air at night with night vision. Two men in a big truck stopped, got out and retrieved a big shoulder fired rocket launcher from the side of the road. When the tracers from our shells came in from the side totally obliterating the men and the truck, I remember feeling totally thrilled by the efficiency our enemies were killed with.

A few seconds later, I remembered a recent talk in church about us all being children of God, brothers and sisters, and that we should love one another, even our enemies. But it's not easy to love our enemies that want to kill our troops and us. And I thought about it for a long time. What were those two men's childhoods like? How were they taught? If I were born in their shoes would i do any different? I know it was wrong for me to be exhilarated with watching them die. But I know it was the right thing for our military to kill them.

I think we should all step back and think about "There but for the Grace of God go I" once in a while. How would you be any different if you grew up in their shoes?

So its the drug suppliers fault people chose to put drugs in their body? Blow up all the boats kill them on land will not stop the flow. They will adapt as long as there is demand and its profitable. They are just supplying what Americans want. Point your fingers outward becuse its easier to do the fix the problem at home.

I have trouble having any sympathy for drug addicts its self inflicted. I know thats hard for some here that have lost loved ones to drugs and are dealing with addicts now. But the truth is hard facts over ride feelings. I have had addicts in my family its tough. But its self inflicted their choice and we can't control their actions. Ultimately its the addicts driving the drug trade with demand.

Its more complex than we can stop them coming in. No we can't may slow it down temporarily and spike prices. but it won't stop. It will never stop as long as demand is there and money to be made. It will take a combined approach. Stop being soft on crime would be a good start.

The Philippines approach seems successful but the US doesn't have the stomach for it.

…. Just loving my neighbors and enemies as commanded

… and fighting Jesus would be too easy … as he’d just keep turning the other cheek like glass Joe in Mike Tyson’s punch out

Very rational and truthful thoughts on the topic.

Perverts drive the sex trade, should we not attempt to stop the trafficker's? Even though we know it will never stop since there always be demand and money to be made.

… Dan loves me you heathern!

Also God:

Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.

Addiction is a real thing. Sure, it's self inflicted, but it's no difficult than alcohol addiction, which inflicts a huge percentage of the population and just happens to be legal. I think being a pusher is worse than being an addict.