The War

Who's winning?

Not US Military, they're still dying:
U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: 3991
U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation: 1
Total: 3992
Latest Coalition Fatality: Mar 19, 2008
(not counting American civilians who have died working for mercenaries,known as Black Water, et al.)
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Not the Iraqi People, they're still dying:
Civilian Casualties 82,000 - 89,000
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Not the American People, we're still paying:
$110/barrel crude oil -- reaching $4/gallon gasoline -- out of pocket expense
$4 TRILLION and counting-- tax dollar expense
(not counting widow and orphan benefits paid to families of our dead)
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I work hard to avoid war talk, I don't want to lend my energy to WAR.
That said, I need to think of what's happening, our apathy becomes the excuse the warmongers need to continue profiting while human lives are lost -- in vain. There are few things worse in this universe than a life/death in vain.
All of the humans who've died were once tiny babies inside their mommies.
All of them bled red when they died.
All of them are missed by someone who benefited from their life.
All of them deserve to be remembered. All of them.
It's been a difficult shift for me to think of soldiers as humans in uniform; to think of terrorists as humans with deep beliefs; to think of our leaders (even the profiteering warmongers) as humans with Karmic Consequence beyond this lifetime. These are the thoughts that force me to humanize this conflict and renew my stance of Peaceful Resolution and an open, welcoming heart to those who put their *self* aside to do their *job* -- whatever that may mean. I'm a Peace Mongering Soldier Lover -- I want them never to have to do what they're doing right now, I envision a world where their job is digging wells and building bridges, fostering a human connection and compassion wherever they go.
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I saw a PSA the other day... I think it was about discouraging drug use. It sounded to me like they were discouraging all kinds of things, including the military and public schools, with their tagline of something like When you give up the right to think for yourself, you give up your SELF.
hmmmmm I don't think they're saying what they think they're saying....
I agree, though, the kids should listen :D much to the chagrin of the commercial makers