The Meat of the Matter

A Moment of Silence

The one thousandth American died in the Iraq conflict today. Will we have "Democratized" the Middle East as hoped? Will we have fewer militarized youths who want to kill Americans? Will we have stabilized the region by ousting an evil dictator? There are a thousand families who will be--for the rest of their lives--asking these questions, and wondering if it was worth losing their loved one over.