War in Iraq: Is It Really Worth It?

We all know that we have been at war for years and what we are there for. But the question is that is it really worth the risk to be losing so many soldiers? Past posts of mine have given the cost, and the problems with the economy and families, and to sum it all up, none of that is worth losing one life. Though the soldiers choose to take the risk that they know is ahead of them, they know what may result in the end. To many people, fighting is not the answer and solves nothing. Do we really have to fight just to show that we can defend our country. Isn't freedom just supposed to be free? No one ever said we had to fight for it, so we should not have to. Some say the soldiers that died are gone and killed in battle for something they loved or for the freedom that we are fighting for. Is that really true? Or did they just die fighting for something that comes naturally?

At the end of all this are we going to look back and say "We finally got our freedom" or are we going to say "We fought that war for nothing and lost many lives in the process?" Everyone has a different opinion about the war, why we are fighting, and if it is right to be fighting or not. Though we cannot change some one's opinion and we cannot prove anything, we can go on what we believe. So like I said at the beginning...IS IT REALLY WORTH IT???

Do you think that it is worth losing the lives that have been lost or do you think that it is for nothing?

War in Iraq: The Children.

Everyday not only are random men and women from our country leaving for the war, some of them are also parents. Whether their children or young or old, it hurts them all to see their parent leave. Though most children at a young age have no idea what is happening around them, they are still hurting inside because after so long they notice their parent is not around. The worst moment comes when someone has to leave, and the people around them are devastated.


Many children cry when their parent leaves, while others put a smile on their face and try to be brave. Many of the children who do understand what is happening wonder if they will ever see their parent again. They wonder if the will be able to hug them soon and welcome them home. While many children and their families do not get to do this, there are some who cherish the moments of their parent and loved one coming home. It is hard for all children to be left alone, growing up for so long with both parents, then narrowing it down to one.



What about the children who are not born yet, only still inside their mother? They never get to see their dad when they are born, they do not know who he is or know what he looks like and sounds like. They only have the comfort of their mother and other family members, no father to love and hold them. Some parents do go to certain extreems to say goodbye to their children. Many parents will go to the child's school when an event is happening to suprise the child. Though this does help some children to know that their parent really loves them, it is still upsetting to know that they are leaving for a long time and you do not know when they will be coming back.




How upset would you be if your parent left for Iraq?
How would you want them to say goodbye?

War in Iraq: The Casualties.

Since the war has begun there have been many lives lost of soldiers. As I said in one of my previous posts, the death toll for 2008 was lower than the death toll of any other year. The death toll for the year 2008 was between 8,315 and 9,028. With the death toll falling and rising year after year it is sometimes hard to keep up with it and have an exact number. But does the number really matter? Isn't it only that we are losing loved one's and family members? The number should really never matter, though it is in our minds, it is not in the front, only the back, we worry more about the people who we have lost.

Yes, everyday is a struggle hearing on the news that another soldier has died, hoping that is not anyone we know, but feeling pain for other people who have lost that person. If the death toll was between 8,000 and 9,000 in 2008, what will it be like at the end of this year? What will it be like when we get out war and finally come home? The numbers are devestating and our hearts are broken, but we have to stay strong and hope for the best.

Do you think the numbers really matter?