Did God Want Terrorist Al-Zarqawi Dead?

SO MANY BAD THINGS ARE HAPPENING lately I thought it would be a good way to start my Blog with a little (light) discussion about a god who could cause or permit suffering and death and destruction of innocent people. And answer the question of whether or not god is a loving god? Where is god while people and natural disasters are causing suffering (through acts like terrorist bombings)? Do terrorists deserve to die in acts of revenge? Does god want us to kill our enemies? Taking my moral short-comings aside I did a little research and hope you'll entertain my thoughts:
Man’s penchant is usually to give "god" human qualities. The focus is primarily on some divine power with white hair and human emotion- because this is what people have been shown god is through the "hot iron of tradition" (1 Tim. 4:2). Atheists are no better at releasing their prejudices of what god may or may not be in this regard than would be a fundamentalist. To give god human qualities and define god as "angry" and "revengenful" seems to be the norm. That's why I think the word god is a poor choice to begin a discussion. It's a bad start to any debate. So let's define god as morality - or simply as "the love within us". In this way we vitiate the image of god as some man-power that would neglect a child, or watch a person suffer in agony. This love within is (often) devoid in many people - these are the animals, these are the destructive individuals without some compassion for the rest of us. I believe the capcity for good and evil is within us all and you find proof of good every time you guide a helpless old lady to safety across a crowded intersection, give a homeless person a meal, or even stop to pet a dog. And so the world is often an imperfect place wrought with evil and devoid of justice for good people who suffer at the hands of that evil . However, these atrocities are not the result of some actions by god (or even zeus). The bible indicates that the injustice of it all shall be set straight at some later time:
"If God be just, there will be a day of judgment. Now things are out of course; sin is rampant, saints are wronged, they are often cast in a righteous cause, they can meet with no justice here, justice is turned into wormwood; but there is a day coming, when God will set things right; he will do every man justice; he will crown the righteous and condemn the wicked. 'He hath appointed a day..." (Acts 17:31).
If (notice the word "if" in sentence one") that's the case than seeking justice here and now may be inconsequential. And there's some potential pay day for being good.
Does that mean we should permit our enemies to harm and injure (and even kill) us here and now without response? Well, in the bible we also find the story of David. The King of Israel, King Saul, "sought him every day" despite the fact that he had spent years heading the Israelite army fighting for Saul. The King motivated by his jealously of David's status as hero alone wanted to kill him. While David hid in the hills, Saul controlled his wife, his children, his best friend Jonathan, his property and his "name." In the king's court. David's name slid quickly from conquering hero to mud. YET when presented with an opportunity to kill Saul, and against all human nature, David chooses mercy instead of justice:
"David's heart smote him," for what he had done to Saul (I Samuel 24:5). "The Lord forbid that I should … stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord."
What does this mean? Is justice as important as morality and doing what is right? Are even the worst of us "anointed" with god (good) inside? Again, the focus with many people is on what the rest of the world is doing - the focus needs to be on the good that we see in people - the good that people become. The choice between justice and vengeance or correctness in moral choices is a better focus than the evil in the world - but then I suppose that’s just my opinion. I know we want justice but what we really need is an (almost impossible to understand) ability to forgive and to help our enemies. This is, of course, what made David great - his uniqueness and seperation from an otherwise natural animal response. Maybe this is sorely lacking in our society?