Defeatist thinking is sort of catching though… I suppose we have to hope for good to prevail over evil. What if those people who have died in Iraq were quite willing to give up their lives for a greater good? I come from a faith that believes that in the end love will conquer all. It, to me until recently, looked almost wimpy to just stand and die there but recently I have changed my mind. I think that even under the threat of death a Christian should still be able to love and forgive. Faith, hope, love. The greatest of these truly is love.