Are You Ignoring the War in Iraq?

In today's WaPost op-ed section, Air Force Captain F. John Duresky reminded us all that regardless of what happens here, the war churns on in Iraq, taking life after life for the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfled war machine. Capt. Duresky's piece, "Forgotten Sacrifice," is a call from Iraq for people to do something about this conflict.

"A few days ago, as I do every day in Iraq, I listened to the commander's battle update. The briefer calmly and professionally described the day's events. Somewhere in Iraq, on some forgotten, dusty road, an insurgent fighting an occupying army detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) under a Humvee, killing an American soldier. The briefer fielded a question from the general and moved to the next item in the update.

The day before that, in America, a 15-year-old's incredibly rich parents planned the biggest sweet 16 party ever. They will spend more than $200,000 on an opulent event marking a single year in an otherwise unremarkable life. The soon-to-be-16 girl doesn't know where Iraq is and doesn't care. That same day an American soldier died in Iraq.

Two days earlier, a 35-year-old man went shopping for home entertainment equipment. He had the toughest time selecting the correct plasma screen; he could afford the biggest and best of everything. In the end, he had it installed by a specialty store. He spent about $50,000 on the whole system. He has never met anybody serving in the military nor served himself, but thinks we should "turn the whole place into a parking lot." That day, another American soldier died in Iraq."

Follow the link above and read the rest of this thought provoking piece. And ask if you are able to answer his question, what can [we] do about this war.