The Daily Web Roundup is a collection of links to the news, commentary, and information I found interesting or useful today. If you want to read more of what is found in this post, find links to my favorite news, commentary, and information sites at Dennis L Hitzeman’s News Reading List.

Americans are ‘weary of war’ according to a recent speech by President Bush. While many Americans might agree with such a sentiment, a few might ask, ‘What exactly are Americans weary of?’ With the reality that less than one percent of the current US population serves in the military in any capacity and that the current US military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, along with the US Military’s other areas of active military operations, have had virtually no effect of daily life of the average American, one is left to wonder what exactly Americans might be tired of.

The Bible is full of action verb commands. Each of these commands wants us to do something, for our benefit and for the service of the Kingdom of Heaven to which we belong by faith. In the reading for today, Jesus gives us such a command with his exhortation, ‘Watch!’

The World Watch Preview is a post that takes a look at news items that are currently making their way through the never ending 24-hour news cycle. The Preview calls attention to and provides a quick commentary on some of those events. This week: ‘Iraq Forms a Government’ and ‘The Consequences of Iraq’.