Is There a Reason?

It is so strange to say that I am growing up in a time of war. I never would have thought when I was a little girl that I would see “war” in big bold letters on the news. Yet, even though it is such a huge part of our world today, I still do not know much about the War in Iraq. Being in college and having a very tight schedule I rarely have time to watch the news or read about the situation in Iraq. However, because I am an American, it greatly affects me.
After reading some of the previous blogs, I realize even more now than before how much this war has hit the hearts of so many people. It is devastating hearing about another soldier that has lost their life overseas. There is a total death count of 4013 soldiers. This number is an extreme number that, in my opinion, should be zero. I do not feel that the war is at all necessary. What are we accomplishing or helping by being in Iraq? Why are we there? There truly is no answer anymore. We started this with a reason, but now we have been there so long accomplishing nothing that there is no reason. But, I often times think about what situation we would be in if we did not declare war. It is a scary question that we will never know the answer to.
Even though I do not personally know someone that is in the war, it saddens me to know that there are husbands, wives, sons, daughters, etc. overseas. I do not think I could imagine losing someone to a war that I am so against. The men and women that are fighting for our country will be forever honored because of their courage.