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May I share my reflections on the 5-year "anniversary" of our involvement in Iraq without the usual pep talk or rancor.

I don't recall the source but I remember reading that it takes about 100 years to pay off a war and leave it behind us. When this country observed the Civil War Centennial, the last war veteran had passed away, horrific battlefields were tranquil parks, stone memorials showed weathering, and a vestige of that terrible time, segregation and civil rights, was becoming a resolved issue.

I have heard it said that logic cannot be applied to an illogical situation. However history explains it, war remains an illogical situation. Any issue that requires the taking of human life to be resolved is not a proud moment; rather, it is a tragic commentary that someone at some time failed to do what is right.

We can (and should) honor our war dead; we can memorialize them; we can express anguished regret; we can celebrate their lives, but they are dead nonetheless. Like the Civil War, bereaved loved ones and friends can ask "why?" and not get an answer.

Since 9/11, I catch myself occassionally wishing this mess were over and our lives can return to normal. Then I slap myself and face reality: Normal is a thing of the past; there is no normal, even if the war ended today. War has changed my world and those who come after me into something different.

I like to think that I am well informed. I read,  I watch the news, I learn from very intelligent people discussing Iraq, yet, the "why?" of it all somehow doesn't get answered.

By the time my daughter's great-great grandchildren observe the centennial of this war, I won't be here. Just as well, I don't think I can explain this war in logical terms anymore than history books.    

We say there is world hunger PLANT HEMP THE FEDERAL GOV> ORDERED FARMERS TO PLANT HEMP CROPS TO FUND THE REVOLUTION & THE RECOVERY FROM THAT WAR!seems to me that if you analise the political reason we stopped growing a extreemly productive crop is insane,,,,,,,,,,,FOOD/OIL/HEALTH PRODUCTS & APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS TEXTILES what is next? makes as much sense as the war no answers here catpaw, sorry I suspect that they will prey on every ones worst fear & make an example out of society's worst criminal and how we should change the bill of rights or constitution for a "SAID GROUP" of people & everyone thinks they are making their self safer when actually were tricked into selling your human rights down the drain HELLO PEOPLE CAN YOU SAY "CHINA" it all starts & ends the same way....Badly!for the concerned Citizen. First off because YOU ALL WILL BE ASSIMULATED & MARCHING  TO A DIFFERENT TUNE & IT WON'T BE YANKEE DOODLE DANDY try to explain that to your kid ,Nah! he's fifteen & could run for president & be more credible besides after I post this they will probably come & drag me out in the street & shoot me you know like nazi germany lol! SOooooo I probably won't be here either...It's not like they don't want me dead anyway!.........GET IN LINE..IT'S A LONG ONE I'M SURE..........lol SOOOOOOO many wrongs and not a silver bullett that can easily fix any of them it is a shame we spend so much to elect the richest actor/ess when they could donate some of the money raised by this three ring circus that they call an election & feed some one.................it's just damn sad period.......I think I'll just stand back and wave as it passes me by....Just curious do we still have free speech?Or what!Probably not much longer....Kaliforniah.........German Govnah....whats next Hello Mastah.......be very weary of voting on your civil rights related issues we will be faced with in the near future DON'T BE A SUCKER FOR SOME FAST TALKI'N FAST MOVIN' GOTTA DO IT NOW POLITICIAN USING THE BACKS OF THOSE HE CLAIMS TO HELP TO FURHER HIS OWN AGENDA.........OR ADVANCEMENT IN SOCIETY.........Politicians get rich how?I forgot

I appologize Catpaw,what is normal;the organization? or our so called reality? You are right about the rest of what you said though.It IS A MESS !

In a nutshell, "normal" before 9/11 was going about our daily affairs without the uncertainty and fear that is interjected into our lives today. Normal was not wondering if loved ones will come home in one piece from some barbaric armpit of creation on the other side of the world; crying for them if they don't and crying for them because they have to go back..

Yes , there is that .What I have noticed is the mexican immigrants have become quite cozy with the various arabic immigrants, always a man, or with dual cittizenship man as well as legalized aliens"Women" marry illegal arabic/yemeni/iranian decendants after illegally crossing the border into the U.S.A. it is called the Southern Invasion........Look it is obvious that hispanics have a slew of kids per capita of any other nationalty in the U.S. take alook around you! Couple that with arabs payin them to be a wife for X amount of years then are free for devorce to bring in more arabic people like the rest of their wives & kids. Arabs have learned spanish extreemly well approxamately the same range of skin tones and can & have passed as a hispanic which are responsible for at least 70% of all gang crimes.Mix that with  breeding like rats multiple wives .......LOL and every one is looking over here at this polligamy compound that sex offender there this election here ..........meanwhile back at the ranch ,voting bases increase for those that have the most kids OH YEA they bring their Barbaric Ideals with them All I Have seen is destructive Gang activity and arabs/Hand in hand not to mension in bed with . Is this normal? wake up people. aaaaaaaaaaany time now .Catpaw i'm with you on this issue i have mexican american family but they came in 1898 and worked hard and didn't comit crimes, fought in our wars and became natualized/legalised CITIZENS& had only 4 children and my grampa was 112 when he passed away. these days there is no exuse for having soooooo many kids in a starving world.....Quit Breeding if you can just for awhile let the earth recover a little first & not to mension S.T.D's Abound in the hispanc population in teens under 18....according to some survey by the californian. I wonder what they've got by 21 & crossing the Border gonasipflahepaherpatuburculosaaids....yea the s.t.d.bouquet...........makes me want to run out  & eat at a BURRITTO TRUCK.......Sweeney Tod anyone.......NOT ME! what slays me is Muslims & Catholisism could co-exist  somethings wrong with that picture like a orange tree sprouting corn....WHAT? who's BULL SH$TING WHO HERE sounds like an agenda with conversion & to come to American Soil and fly a Mexican National Flag .........F'n GO BACK PLEASE since it's so great yup! Californication  with Mexico =Californico ! Notice that every thing is red white & green.Drive around, lead from Mexico & China we are being poisoned!!!! Seriously People "Americans" Anyone got a plan yet? You Had Better Believe They sure do!Why did we fight the ALAMO there is some more Amercan Historical Veterans lives for What.show me what they died for again?I Know of such a case only it was a red blooded traitorus *** that was payed to marry a yemeni citizen just so he could bring more of his people here after being naturalised!!!!!!!!!! Reform Immigration control.

Oh Oricle of wisdome,Mr. Rubio I propose you & your freinds propose a Nation Wide TAX TO HOUSE ALL THESE SEX OFFENDERS, since ya,all decided to keep track & all!& Attack the nation with another LAW THAT DOES NOT WORK..........EX POST FACTO BUTT HEAD!

Besides:Mr,Youngblood needs $ 4 a new prison, how about ya all clean up yer dead bodies in lamont & catch that /those murderers,Funny no ones talkin' on a whole F'n street..........Hmmmmmm Sounds Like a job for Amigo Man Happy May 5th ....LOL...

I would like to Wish all those Mom's & Grandmothers A Happy Mothers Day !...