[A Quiet Boom]

I look at this whole thing like a car accident. It's happened and it really doesn't matter who was "at fault" or "to blame" what matters now is putting things back together in a way that will be safe for all involved.

I supported the Iraq War from day one yet I admit I haven't always been happy with what I hear, on days like that I defer to my grandfather as well as my boss. Grandfather is a WWII vet and the boss is a Korean War vet. They will both tell you that the media have no place in a war zone. Both of them still have nightmares and regrets of the things they did while at war yet both believe that the ends justified the means. If we think of WWII as an example what was our reason for going into Europe, Im mean Europe never attacked us. Why didn't we just fight the Japanese who actually attacked us? The reason then is the same reason now and like then it might take a few generations for people to fully comprehend the reason and that reason is homeland security and protecting our allies. In the 40's we could little afford to have Europe controlled by a manicial dictator and today we cannot afford to have the ME controlled by dictators either. My boss remembers when we lost more men in a single day than we've lost in the entire Iraq War, my granfather fought in the Battle of the Bulge where I believe we lost more men than the entirety of Vietnam. And just how many where lost at Gettysburg? I believe people need to stand back and look at the big picture but this generation of Americans is different, we tend to be pessimistic partly due to the coverage we are spoon fed by the media, my grandfather's generation was optimistic and he continues to be that way even today with failing health at age 90. Personally I admire that attitude and try to think like that as muchas possible. In my life I've had many struggles and everytime I've kept a positive outlook things have turned out OK. If we as a people could just realize that we are in Iraq and put the reasons asside perhaps we could think of positive ways to help the outcome rather than bicker back and forth about who is at fault which in my opinion is not constructive and therefore part of the problem. It's entirely acceptable to oppose the reasons for going to war while at the same time look for ways to help the US end it in a productive manner.