First off, I would like to thank Diane Talsma for her excellent responce to my Iraq moral irony post. However, I did get the usual response of those who are offended. We have debated this thing many times here. Not everyone has studied prophecy as much as some here, that is understandable. But the thing that bothers me is that some are not offended or upset at the depth of sin we have fallen into. They will state we are not as bad as other nations. That is partly true, yet for example, we are the number one producers of pornography in the world, America. That is just one point. So why are we different? I would say we are held to a higher standard because we claim to be a Christian nation. Our money says in God we trust and we pledge aliegance to a nation under God, and once upon a time we were a Godly nation. Like the Jewish nation we are held at a higher standard. When we claim to belong to God yet we say he will not hold us accountable we are deluded. His name is being cursed by those who are not his people because of the actions of some of us who claim to be his. THis is just like Israel of old. In Ezekial 9 the Lord tells some angels to mark the foreheads of those who weap and wail for the sins of the nation. These were the ones to be spared during judgement. It was only a small number then and it is still the same now.
 
Why did God allow us to be attacked, surely it was a warning. Was it heeded? Only for a short time. Why did God allow the Muslims to do it? Thats a good question. Probably not much differenty than allowing the Babylonians to attack Israel.
The question is, are we grieved by the sin of America, or are we just used to it and ignore it? I hope I have not become insensetive to the Holy Spirit by ignoring his warnings.

God bless frank.