I think that is an article filled with wisdom...



Tears for the troops who feel emotionally so torn apart..

And the hierarchy prefer them to keep quiet...

...only in lives lost, or grieving families and friends, or property destroyed, or dollars spent, or years wasted.

We are only starting to find measures for effects of war that crush the human spirit, of the warriors, of the victims, and of the countries, government, religions, and peoples that engage in the conflict.

When will we ever learn? When...

I cannot imagine. Yet another reason war criminals must be prosecuted.

Thanks for posting this.

I've started to want to talk about the war more and more to my family, the people I work with, and the people I know, but it seems that most people don't want to hear anything about it. It makes them uncomfortable and, in the end, it makes me feel awkward. I know at some point that I should move on with my life, but that is much easier said than done. It has been about 9 years since I was still in Iraq and much of it is still constantly on my mind and my thoughts even though I'm far removed from any previous associations I have with the military and the people I knew at the time.

There is so much I want to say, but nobody I know seems to wants to listen which in the end just makes me feel even more isolated.

To quote one of my idols and favorite authors (Kurt Vonnegut): "So it goes."