With God on His Side

"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job."
-- President Bush (July 2004)

"God told me to strike at al Qaida and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East."
-- President Bush (June 2003)

"I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan.' And I did, and then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq . . .' And I did. And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, 'Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East.' And by God I'm gonna do it."
-- President Bush to Palestinian Leaders (June 2003)

'Bush believes he was called by God to lead the nation at this time'.
-- Commerce Secretary Don Evans (April 2004)

"You never ask questions when God's on your side."
-- Bob Dylan (April 1963)

"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger (5 BC - 65 AD)