Grandma's House

According to a survey done by Scripps Howard News Service, 900 children have lost a parent in Iraq. Somebody, for the love of all that is holy, tell me what good a story like this does. It certainly won't boost morale for the troops, or for those supporting them back home. We have no way of knowing if this is a high number or low number compared to other wars. But we do know that innocent people die in wars; it's the nature of the beast. That's why good people (like us) try to avoid war unless it's absolutely necessary. Which leads me to this: This war was absolutely necessary. If we hadn't responded the way we did in 2001, in 2005 there probably would not be a recognizable United States. We as a people are rapidly losing our moral and ethical centers; we need to work on that immediately. If our nation were to fall, nations all over the planet who depend on us for food, technology, etc., will also fall.