War Is Hell

WAR IS HELL America hasn't fought a war since World War Two Though we’ve been in skirmishes, more than a few We've been in Iraq and we've been in Iran And we're still losing soldiers in Afghanistan What will it take before our leaders to see These skirmishes are an exercise in futility To win a war, our soldiers must fight Engaging the enemy and doing what's right When the enemy's subdued and the threat is gone Get the hell out, bring our soldiers home It's senseless for us to keep losing men Because of the fear that we might offend To know that terrorist tainted American soil Then thumbed their noses makes my blood boil Iraq and Iran should be reduced to mire And Afghanistan should be destroyed by fire Why is this happening, you may ask Why is America being put to task The answer is simple -- America has trod On a path of destruction without seeking God The principles on which our nation was founded Acknowledged God and was very well grounded But the Red, White, and Blue are beginning to fade And we've strayed from our Creator I'm afraid Unless we change this dire situation America will soon become a second class nation Our enemy will hold the upper hand And what freedom we now have will no longer stand I say let's fight and fight to win Become an entity to be feared again Otherwise, we'll find ourselves divided Simply because our leaders decided Rather than fight so as not to offend They would try to make our enemy our friend That of course is terribly naive It'll only cause American families to grieve Move in stealthily, strike with force The element of surprise is the greatest source It's okay to take prisoners whenever you can But not at the expense of your fellow man War is hell as someone said Annihilate your enemy and bring home your dead Bring home the wounded and those who are sound Lay the dead to rest in hallowed ground When this is done then peace will come Our troops fought bravely though we lost some And once again we all can say God has certainly Blessed the USA Curtis Moorman 21 June 2014