piasharn | Yet Another War Entry

I just don't know what to say anymore. I've been trying to do my research and reading into this topic, but things just seem to get more and more tangled as I go. I've heard some very well thought arguments from those who think we are doing the right thing.

I'm not going to refer to them as "pro-war", because I think that term is too strong. The vast majority of the people I've talked to aren't bloodthirsty warmongers. They either see this as a last resort or as the only way of getting rid of a tyrant. I can see where they are coming from, and I respect their right to have an opinion and to voice that opinion.

(All I ask is that they give me the same courtesy in return. Yes, some of the protesters out there are idiots who don't know what they are talking about. I'm not one of them... I hope...)

But... I just don't know how to feel any more... It's not that I think Saddam is a good person whose presence makes Iraq (or the world) a better place. (Although I do get annoyed when people compare him to Hitler, because I think that is a gross overstatement that detracts from the horrors of the Holocaust. Besides, perhaps we should be comparing someone else to Hitler...)

Between the media treating this whole event like the latest Reality TV show and the sneaking feeling that they aren't giving us all of the information... (Actually, I know that the media is lying to us, but the fact never fails to disturb and sadden me.)

Well, I just don't have a good feeling about any of this.

I know, I know... I don't think many people do feel good about this war. People are frightened and worried and angry and feeling a dozen emotions all at once. Still, I've got this gut feeling that nothing good will come from this war.

And I'm praying to every god(dess) I can think of that I'll be wrong.