But there is no help in Heaven. Heaven or the deities therein leave it to us (if one is predisposed to believe in a supreme being), for the journey is the thing. It is up to us to discern what is right.

We can teach, help, enlighten and perform the most rudimentary humanitarian acts. We can treat the wounded, protect the innocent, and try to give our military the best information we have to minimize casualties. But we can't assume divine intervention. This one is up to us. That divine intervention is what the Arabs expect...what is it 40 virgins and some other perks?. They aren't going to get it.

We have to cast our votes based on what is important to us. Is the absence of conflict more important that the attempt to lift oppression? Is the proportional response the correct thing in the terroristic world we find ourselves living in? Is the turning the other cheek, at the expense of the safety and peace of mind of our nation the best thing? I personally don't happen to think it is. Someone has to stand up and say enough. I hate that it is the US. But no one else is going to do it. And if we don't have a leader willing to do it, as we do in our current president, then we might as well be prepared to hide under our beds, turn blind eyes to those who suffer interminable abominations, and live with it.

I'm not prepared to do that.

P.S. But if that candle brigade thing is working, The COWBOYS could use some help, mother!