The Archbishop of Canterbury and Iraq

Last Friday the Archbishop of  Canterbury, Justin Welby, made this statement in the House of Lords of the UK parliament.

http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/articles.php/5391/statement-from-archbishop-justin-on-iraq

The Archbishop supported military action against ISIS in Iraq.

I am not a believer in a personal God therefore I do not believe that Christ was the son of God.  I was, however, brought up in a Christian family. I have read the New Testament through and through both at Sunday school and at Secondary school. As far as I can remember, Jesus Christ made no reference to attacking anyone in any of his teaching. In fact Christ always advocated "turning the other cheek". Christ was not even prepared to chastise a naughty child.

Would the Archbishop like to justify his statement in the light of his Christian faith? It is unbecoming of the Archbishop to advocate the bombing of Iraq when he knows that many innocent civilians will be killed by accidental bombing or "collateral damage". Jesus would have been opposed to using violence to settle disputes.

Where is the Archbishop's Christian faith? He does not need to support secular politicians who would just ignore any contrarian view on the matter of bombing Iraq. Perhaps, it would be better if the Archbishop followed Jesus rather than Caesar and advocated the need for peace rather than war.

I am opposed to most forms of religious fundamentalism but  if there is one fundamental principle that should be adhered to then  it is non-violence.  Jesus was right and all Christians and non-believers should take note: if we all adhered to his philosophy then we would live in a more just and peaceful world.

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/isis.debate.justin.welby.supports.military.action.in.iraq/41014.htm