[heartwood]

I am a mother and I realize now I have brought my children into a world where they will fight and suffer. Drafted at birth.

Don't lie down in that creek, even metaphorically. Pray. The world has been a terrible place, and is now a terrible place in many parts. America has had a blessed interlude of peace and plenty. But every one of us lives only because our ancestors persevered in terrible times.

Pray. Pray.

[PigRigger]

I am a mother and I realize now I have brought my children into a world where they will fight and suffer. Drafted at birth.

That is the very reason I feel so strongly about our need to be victorious in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East....

If we have any hope of avoiding the future you describe it will be that saner Arab minds (elected by the populace) take the reins of power.....Even than, we may not avoid conflict.

If we do not succeed, than yes, I believe our children will pay a very heavy price...

[samiam1972]

"I am a mother and I realize now I have brought my children into a world where they will fight and suffer. Drafted at birth."

My heart aches as I look at my 7 year-old son down to the baby. How can this be happening again? how can the world look on as if nothing is happening. I'm not an "end-of-the-world" kind of person but I have to admit I had flashes of it as I read this article!