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Craig enlisted in the Army and was proud to serve his county. He was a patriotic American and a citizen of the world. Craig believed that by working from within the military system he could help to maintain the military focus on peacekeeping and strategic planning--to prevent violence and war. For the last two years Craig drove to his job at the Pentagon with a "visualize world peace" bumper sticker on his car. This was not empty rhetoric or contradictory to him, but part of his dream. He believed his role in the Army could further the cause of peace throughout the world.

With all due respect and condolences to this poor widow, I have a couple of things to say:

1. We are citizens of the United States of America before we are citizens of the world.

2. IMO, it isn't very realistic for an enlisted man to think that he is high enough to effect real change in the military. Armies are meant to fight, not wage peace. Not many would look at his uniform and assume he's bringing a bouquet of flowers

3. Osama ain't visualizin' world peace- if he were, her husband would likely still be alive.

Armies are meant to fight, not wage peace.

What is it that Rush likes to say? - "Armies are for killing people and breaking things."

Crude, but essentially true. When a small army that fully realizes that this is its purpose, meets a much larger army that is confused about its purpose, watch out, big army!