At the acknowledged risk of sounding ignorant and opening myself to criticism from all sides, I am going to talk about the war.

I don't think I know enough about this war. I read newspapers, which tell you about who said what, and who went where, what happened. But the why is left to each mind's interpretation, and I am very much on the fence. Is this a necessary war, or at least a war with noble aims? Or is it a grudge, a chance to grab the spotlight, a power move? I cannot begin to decide.

I don't think that deposing Sadam is the worst idea-- he abuses his own people and has no regard for world order and peace. I do not think he deserves any kind of help or support from the U.S. or the rest of the world. But deposing Sadam is not important enough a cause to me that I would be willing to join the army to help get the job done. I don't feel threatened by Sadam, I wouldn't feel that I did something noble if I died in the process of trying to remove him from power. So if I take that to its logical extreme, does that mean that I'm against the war? It's ridiculous to say I support the war only if it doesn't affect me.

I can't even say that I am glad that there are men and women who are brave enough to fight this war for us, because I think that the army is a corrupt, out-of-control arm of the government, and young people who don't know any better get dragged into it under false pretenses, and then get sent off to fight this war. Can I really say I support that?

But what is to be done? Should I be a stronger supporter? Is it really right to let murderous dictators remain in power when we have the might to remove them? Is that the real reason for this war?

I honestly don't know.

So this will sound canned and naive, but all I can say for sure is that I hope our leaders act with integrity and foresight, and that this war is being waged with the most noble objectives in mind-- that they see imminent threats that I cannot imagine, and removing Sadam now really is important for the world, and if that is the case, that the utmost care will be taken to protect innocent lives.

I can say nothing sweeping or definitive. I don't want to be a blind follower or a regurgitator of other people's ideas on either side of this issue. It is too huge. I admire anyone who has really taken the time to create an educated stance, but I refuse to listen to the mindless mouths who have opinions, but no information.