In early March , during the evening service the Lord showing me his very deep sorrow for the state of our nation vis-a-vis other nations, and that we not only needed to humble ourselves but to be reconciled with all those people groups we have wronged. I prayed and fasted to gain some understanding of what God was saying, which led me on to a new perspective over the Iraq war. I had been very against the war, and almost went on the anti-war march, but as I meditated on a number of pro-war prophetic words I felt that God was planning to use USA/UK as a “Cyrus” to prevent a pre-emptive strike against Israel. This does not let UK or USA off the hook, and if God is using us as a Cyrus against Iraq, it is not because the war is “just” or we are better, more righteous, or less evil. He is chastening the UK/USA and he will judge us if we do not humble ourselves and intercede.