My mom has just informed me that the "creepy poem" I cite below is actually a stanza from the second or third verse of our national anthem. Who knew?
I'm intrigued by the names the U.S. attaches to its military operations (most recently "Enduring Freedom" nee "Infinite Justice"), and I just discovered several good lists (including this one) of such operations. I'd comment on some of the names - some of them real head-scratchers - but I think they really need to speak for themselves. Incidentally, several of the sites listing U.S. military operations included this very creepy poem:
Then conquer we must, when our cause is justFinally (and I know this is not a new observation in the least), but in light of Bush's recent comments made at Auschwitz, regarding "evil", and articles like this one, on the topic of Bush's biblical rhetoric and religious motives, it's not surprising that the "Infinite Justice" so strongly suggests Bush's assumption of what he perceives to be divine will.
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust";
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.