My prayers go out to all of the servicemen and women as well as those innocent Iraqi women, children and men who were murdered by them. The Iraqi war is a internation tragedy of gigantic proportions

I now believe that the best support we can give them is to allow them to return home and stop using Wall Street stock market expressions like "stop loss" to enslave them to furthur duty.

The policy is misguided from the inception. There can be no democracy in Iraq as long as it is occupied by an external military force. Nor will the new Iraqi government put in place by an external goverment succeed with the people of Iraq. The "insurgents" are increasing their ranks by Iraqi citizens who don't want the US there.

Our best hope for our young men and women is to bring them home as soon as possible. You can't bring democracy to a country who is looking down the barrel of a gun.

Frank