Friends Affected

Personally, no one from my immediate or extended family has been directly affected by the war. But to say we haven't been affected at all would be a lie. Any war, in any country, affects the citizens along with the economy. The fact that about 4000 soldiers and over a million Iraqis have died makes me sick to my stomach . Several of my friends from high school were in Iraq, a few are still there. One of friends after returning said, "It's a place you never want to go". One of my close friends recently dropped out of college and enlisted in the army. Since he's still in training, he hasn't seen first hand what it's like. It's scary to think about how at any given moment, anything could happen. Although I'm worried about something happening to him, I have a lot of respect him and his decision to join. He said school wasn't for him, and this way he could do something worthwhile and help our country. I never once thought about joining because I never felt any urgency to. I never felt like there was anything worth fighting for. Every time Bush speaks about the war there's a new excuse for why we're still there. We're losing our friends and family because all they are to Bush are pawns in this game. And though over half the country dislikes him, and even more disagree with the war, he is still commander in chief.