One Year Later

Today is the one year anniversary of President Bush announcing the end of “major combat” in Iraq. I think it’s appropriate to look at this photo in contrast with tonight’s edition of Nightline. This is not a game, it’s war, and people are dying. Like I said Friday morning, if you can’t handle it, don’t support the war.
I watched Nightline and felt a great sadness for all those who died. It is not my viewpoint that Koppel read the names to be partisan. Nor do I think they were completely pure in their intent. But Koppel had a good point at the end. He said that it’s easy to support a war without feeling any burden on yourself. This was his attempt at making us face the realities. He even stated he supported the war effort.
So when I look at the image above, I think, at the very least, that the Bush administration was/is cocky. Sure we got to Baghdad quickly and kicked Saddam’s regime out. But with all those soldiers who died in April alone, you’ve got to wonder if they’ve got a handle on things. My hope is that the situation gets better, Iraq is rebuilt and handed over, and we get the hell out of there.
So on that note, I’ll bid you goodnight.