I was born in 1948, the son of two returning veterans, my mom and dad. Two years later we entered the Korean war. We're still there and the problem still unresolved. My childhood was spent growing in fear of the awful Russians and Chinese. One of my teachers lamented in front of our entire class that none of her students would live to their 21st birthday. Then came the cuban missle crisis. Castro is still there. Then Viet Nam. I was lucky, I didn't have to go to that land but was sent to Germany instead. Still I gave four years of my life to my country while others stayed home to start careers or meander in college. While stationed in San Francisco I was brow beat by activist even though I hated that stupid war too, and as a driver for a local post I did indeed see soldiers spit on at the airport. Other wars have followed as have crisis. Grenada, Somilia, Iran, Iraq, Bosnia now Kosovo. Tell me. To what end is this to sacrafice my three military aged sons for a war with no clear objective or planning? We are building future hatreds to involve my newly born grandson? The world is at a peak of prosperity, why is this godforsaken war necessary? I don't honestly know if there are conspiracies that involve oil companies or fringe lunatics taking over the western states. I do know I could see one of my children come home in one of those awful gray military coffins because a man sits in our White House trying to hide from the fact he thinks with what's behind his zipper. If the Albanians and the Serbs are hell bent on hate lets all load up some C141's with our surplus M16's, Ak47's and other fun things and let them shoot it out. Leave me and Mine alone. I have made many friends around the world on this net, and I have found wonderful people everywhere. That includes Russia, China, Yugoslavia too folks. To answer the original question that started all this...yes, I am scared, but there should be no reason for this fear if we would try to resolve these petty conflicts. The net is the start.