Being Patriotic Means Opposing Misrepresentation

We're approaching 3 years in Iraq. What are the costs . . . in lives, in dollars, in our foreign alliances and our domestic future? It was never about keeping us safe here at home. By now most people know there was no connection between 9/11 and Iraq. We're not in the business of removing all the world’s malevolent dictators either. There are plenty on the Asian and African continents, too - about 86 who are unfriendly to the U.S. now.

What can we do to put a face on this war, its impact on our families and middle class Americans? We can seek accountability of our elected officials who are unwilling to acknowledge they were lied to, so they can do the right thing and pursue the real culprits of 9/11 and reunite our troops with their families.

If we want to "support our troops" we can do so by taking a small percentage of the time they have dedicated while deployed. We can contact our elected officials, write letters to the editor, call in to the radio and organize and participate in peaceful protests. It's the least we can do. We can also vote. Those votes are your opportunity to select and elect folks who put people's lives above broken political promises.