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I too wish a safe return for those serving. I cannot fathom the pain in waiting for a loved one to return. And having a choice is a wonderful thing, compared to no choice at all. Now they have their choice...however it was reached. What I do not understand is how the compromise can be reached without letting them figure it out for themselves. Dealing with a different culture stuck in a different mindset from a location remote, dressed in fatigues and carrying weapons is bound to give animosity. I have seen the pictures of the delighted Iraqi children receiving handfuls of ballpoint pens from soldiers, and yes, I think that is remarkable. Something so simple making such an impact...but if simple things change their lives so much, then what are the huge steps going to do to them? There is so much work ahead, and it has to be carefully approached to avoid causing greater problems. Yes, choice is good, but are we prepared to oversee such choices being made without calling the reactionaries ungrateful?
The people serving in Iraq are to be comended, their job is not an easy one. I just wish I could support their being there as much as I wish their safe return.
And with that, I must return to my lurking. Again, I must reiterate that my lack of support for the war itself does not interfere with my support for the men and women who are there trying there best to fix a terrible situation.
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"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can't help that," said the Cat: "We are all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat. "Or else you wouldn't have come here."
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