Mennonite Church Peace Resources for Youth

Think about it. Before anyone decides to go to war, shouldn't they decide who and what they are fighting? I mean, it's just common sense. After the September 11 attacks there was a burst of patriotism throughout the country. People were not thinking clearly. So we decided to go to Iraq and teach them a lesson. But who was THEM? The terrorist attacks were not supported by the Iraqi government. But we still caused a regime change. And we did not catch the people responsible for the attacks. AND the other pretense of war, do you remember? The weapons of mass destruction? Yeah, well, we never found those either. So I don't understand why we are still there. Shouldn't we have left by now, or at least started to help rebuild the Iraqi's lives? But instead we are still fighting. Who are we fighting now? Why are people losing their lives everyday? Is it just because we Americans are too proud to say we made a mistake? Is that why families around the globe are suffering and mourning and grieving? Just because the people of America have a big ego? IS THAT WHY?