Things I Just Don't Understand in America . . .

I don't understand why this American administration has taken upon itself to single-handedly transform the Middle East into democracies, with the interesting exception of Saudi Arabia. Why, when 15 of the 19 Passports attributed to the 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi, was it decided that Saddam Hussein was a greater threat? Let's see, there has been no attack on American soil by Iraqis or the Iraqi leader at that time. As a matter of fact, he was our ally against Iran, which is also something I don't understand. Before this administration invaded Iraq, Hussein was pretty much the buffer between Iran and the rest of the world, and according to this administration, Ahmadinejad must be kept in check, which is exactly what Saddam Hussein was doing before he was murdered. I did not agree with Hussein's politics, but then I don't agree with King Abdullah's either, but my opinion doesn't change the fact that there were many Saudi Passports on those flights that day in September. And what about beating a woman that has been raped? Also a deal in Saudi. I thought this American administration was determined to raise the status of women in the Middle East . . . So how do we figure this one? Another thing, I don't understand is the number of American men who are now labeled sex offenders for life because of some sexual activity with a girl friend when they were teen-agers. Why is that not a juvenile offense that is erased when they become adults? I'm just sickened at the number of men that have a label for life because of a stupid indiscretion as a teen-ager with another teen-ager. I could name several adult men that were once teen age boys that married their younger teen age pregnant girl friend back in the 50's and 60's and that was called doing the "right thing." They weren't called sex offenders. So, does marriage make a wrong thing, right? And if so, should divorce be forbidden in this circumstance? If it's a life label, then it's a life sentence, either way . . . Of course I'm not truly suggesting that divorce be disallowed in the case of pregnant teen-age marriage, but how did it become so extreme in 50 years? I've looked all over the internet to find the age of Fred Thompson's first wife, but I haven't been able to locate that information. Dr. Bill Bennett said Fred did the right thing back then, and married her, becoming a husband and father at the age of 17. Well, what if these younger men, are no different, they just are living in a society that hasn't taught them that a shotgun marriage to the wrong person makes premarital sex, the right thing?
And another thing . . . Why are we listening to these pundits tell us that according to cost indexes, $3.00 a gallon now compares with 79 cents a gallon back then, and we are not using the word inflation? Consumer cost increase is inflation and it is out of control, but so much of everything else it out of control, we just keep listening while "they" keep the hamster wheels turning.
My son, . . . keep sound wisdom and discretion: a Proverb of Holy Scripture