Palin: "Troops were sent to Iraq as a task from God." When and to WHO did God give this Directive to do so?

Question

Republicans ... please varify this statement by Palin.

Last I heard, God said ... "Thou shalt NOT Kill" and that IS documented.

Answer 1

its called 'talking bush'.

Answer 2

I remember Bush saying that he talks to God in the Rose Garden of the White House.

If I thought it before, I know it now, those people are nuts.  And the people that follow them are even nuttier.

Answer 3

That was disgusting to say the least , if there is a God he's going to punish her for sure .

Answer 4

That part gagged me a little bit, but I understand she was talking to the fundies in my party.  It reminded me of Hillary telling us when she was here that she has always been a big fan of North Dakota hockey.  That one gagged me too.  

Politics 101.  Tell people what they want to hear.

The dems need to be a little more careful about blasting the religious folks.  That move keeps costing them elections.

Answer 5

Joe Biden must believe the same thing because he was calling for a full scale invasion of Iraq back in 1998. Of course though the democrats seem to ignore that fact.  

Answer 6

Didn't you know that the phone in the Oval Office speed dials God's IPhone ? DUH.. I mean yea.. Sometimes God doesn't pick up up cause he is updating his Myspace Page, but leave a message.. He'll text you back.  

Answer 7

Sure.  There is evil in this world.  You have two choices:  Oppose it or Enable it.  Opposing evil is a mandate that comes from this simple fact.  It is known as "moral absolutism" which means a clear and definitive definition of good and of evil.  Moral absolutism comes from God. The same Creator mentioned in the Declaration of Independence as being the source of our human rights and moral clarity.

It saddens me that a fellow American did not know this.

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Answer 8

Here is where this gets sticky for me...the troops were sent to Iraq because of their God (Allah) and the attacks on us were caused by their God (Allah) so of course we would send in troops to protect our right to believe in our God.  I am not sure if she was trying to say that she (or anyone) actually was told BY GOD to invade Iraq.  I think she was trying to convey the situation for what it is, our religion fighting theirs.

I am only going on what was posted in the question, since I didn't hear the actual comment or what was said immediately before or after it.

As for the comment -  Last I heard, God said ... "Thou shalt NOT Kill" and that IS documented. -  

You choose to believe that the Bible exists and is "true", but choose not to believe that God may actually speak to a human?  I am confused...

Answer 9

Troops were sent to Iraq as a task from a stupid man who thought he was God. We the American people did not give him that directive.

Answer 10

Her god. (little johnnie mccain)

Answer 11

Great post!

The Repubes are on a slippery slope here. We have another Repube nutjob whom God chats with.

Answer 12

Great question......I wonder if it was sent straight to Bush, or if it was routed through Cheney, or maybe Rumsfeld or Rice?

Answer 13

Hmm its funny because in the Bible itself it says "Thou shalt not kill" and "Thou shalt not steal from other people / countries"

Not a very good way of spreading Jesus's love is it?

And they call themselves christians? pfffttt

Answer 14

Oh, Bush got a call from him with the order.

"BUSH- this is GOD.  I need you to go on a mission for me.  Lie, cheat, and steal if you have to.  Change your objective as much as possible.  And deny you want the oil."

"God, is that you?  It's me Georgy!"

Answer 15

I think God was telling her about the war the same time he was telling her to abuse her power and try to get her brother-in-law fired and her daughter to get knocked up before marriage and her husband to get drunk before driving and her to keep the money from the bridge to nowhere project after flip flopping on it.

Answer 16

cheney is daily in contact with voices from the outer world and he relays this information to bush and other republicans

Answer 17

well that didnt stop the terrorists now did it...and i beleive this came from her old pastor 6 years ago

Answer 18

I really don't know how people can be Republicans these days??!?! Just baffles me!

Answer 19

I just asked a veru similiar question.  It scares me.  I am a republican who believes she handled herself very last night.  But I am also a realist who knows she practiced that speech many times, and I don't want a religious nut job being that close to President.  That is why I am voting for Ron Paul.  

Answer 20

I guesS that is why her son is headed to Iraq?

pause for a moment and note that the organizers of 911 also felt THEY were on a mission directed by God!

So just who now really has God's ear?

I guess the Repubs and the Islamic fundamentalists want to perpetually engage in a game of "my God can beat your God" all while sitting at home counting homes, oil money and moose!

  

Answer 21

A rhetorical question requiring the most elegant of answers: Nothing.

Good job.

Answer 22

Who knows?  She represents the Evangelicals, so she brought up the directive from God  and she represents GWB's interests don't forget, and he's had a highly misguided notion about being God for the last 8 years.

GW Bush's speech writer, Matthew Scully, wrote the speech for her.

Oops I answered this but I'm not a Republican.  Still ok to answer anyway?

Answer 23

Wow. Thats deep.

Answer 24

So it's true - Bush and his party do think they are God....

well then, McCain and Palin should become preachers and work for God instead of working for the American people that know who god is!

GO OBAMA......... VOTE OBAMA 2008

Answer 25

I think you got them on this one.  Good job Sparkey!

Answer 26

I am sure she'll also say "god says it's okay to die for the republicans and their oil" LOL

Answer 27

Let's substitute all of her words that you used caps for and see if it appreciably changes the message at all

Terrorists

World Trade  Center

Allah

Hmmm it looks like the bad guys were thinking the same thing

Answer 28

The Bible also says there will be a time for war. Is that the only line from the Bible you know?