I work a 3rd shift so when I got up at midnight to get ready for work I flipped on the news and heard about the first attack. I too am glad that it's something has finally been done. We've been talking long enough and S.H. has had way too many opportunities. This is his doing. Not ours. He has forced our hand.
This war has been rather hard for me. It's really the first "war" I've been around for. There was the Gulf War but at that time I really didn't care about any of this stuff. I was younger, playing football, going after girls, and really didn't pay attention. I remember watching CNN w/ my dad as the bombs fell on Baghdad. It was like watching a movie or video game. It didn't seem real. For some reason this time it seems very real. I can only assume it is because of 9/11 and the realization that we can be attacked. There is part of me that does believe this is the right thing for us to do. There is another part of me the questions those thoughts. With all the "backlash" that has taken place from other countries and even within our own country it's hard to understand or make clear choice of it all. I go w/ my gut. My gut tells me that this is a President that doesn't take this lightly. All the attacks coming at him, I feel, are more personal & political. They are motivated by the fact that people don't like him, for whatever reason, and this, at times, causes a blindness to the reality. President Bush has done a GREAT job.
I pray for all our men & women serving so that we have the right to state our opinions and thoughts on this msg board. It's totally amazing what these people do for us & many of us take it for granted. I've heard countless stories of our military personnel being called murderers and I am totally disgusted by these actions. While people have the right to say & think what they want - it's seems like total stupidity to attack those who protect you.
I've said in other posts - At times I feel guilty for not serving. I feel that the debt I owe to those who serve is so great that I may never be able to repay. I am thankful that there are men & women in this country that are willing to put their life on hold, be away from their family & friends, and put their life on the line for me. Risk all this so my family can sit at home and feel safe. It's an amazing sacrifice that I am overwhelmed by & saddened that I am not brave enough to follow.
I pray that this will be a quick battle. I pray that when it's all over our country can come togather once again.
God bless.