text: should religion play a role in military doctrine? for instance, many high ranking u.s. military officers subscribe to the religion of christianity and often make religious references when speaking to troops who are heading into harms way.  the commander in chief of the u.s. military has made no secret of the fact that he lets his religion guide his daily actions.  "the marines that i have had wounded over the past five months have been attacked by a faceless enemy," said colonel brandl.  [[what a moron, everybody has a face.]]  "but the enemy has got a face. he's called satan. he lives in falluja. and we're going to destroy him."  --http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3989639.stm --http://www.thewe.cc/contents/more/archive2004/december/war_2004_december_images_2.html  [[funny, all those bodies melted by white phosphorous(banned for use as a chemical weapon) didn't look very satanic]] abso-fn-lutely not.  1st, the military is the arm of the government which should not affiliate with any religion  2nd, i'm not comfortable with anything that's mission is death and destruction (whether justified, necessary, or not) being associated with religions that are supposed to promote peace, love, and understanding.  would jesus, muhammad, buddha fire a gun?  if not, then don't pick one up in their name.