I have mixed feelings about the war, but suffice it to say that I think it's a very bad idea in these particular circumstances. I just find it hard to believe *anyone* considers this action to be protecting us. I know I feel less and less safe as war becomes more inevitable. And it's not just me. My parents for a long time have been planning to take the whole family to Europe in June for a week long vacation, but those plans are now entirely contingent on whether we attack Iraq or not. If soldiers go in, we're staying home. And I have other friends who are cutting back or canceling vacation plans this summer as war draws nearer. None of us would be considered liberals or activists or even particularly political as a general rule, so what does that say about the idea that this war is supposed to be protecting us?

Not a whole lot, I think.

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