If I say nothing, I have failed.
If I do nothing, I am guilty.
If I live by these ideals of democracy I can see that war is failure.
A war if opportunity rather than necessity is unjust. War is the antithesis of peace, prosperity, democracy and freedom.
Let us hear the stories of these young men and women. Let us see through the eyes of the people of Iraq and the minds of the soldiers what has occurred under the auspices of U.S. freedom and democracy. Let us then ask ourselves if conflict has brought peace. Let us be challenged by the horrific attrocities that no one should have to bear, and then ask ourselves if they were worth it.