My son is fifteen. We've been at war since he was three.

[NaturalHigh]

My daughter was a little bit luckier, I guess. She was five when the Afghan war began. I wonder how old they will be when (if) they finally live in a country not at war.

[1-Old-Man]

1. I'm as old as dirt and we've been at war more or less constantly since the day I was born too.

[BootinUp]

7. lol, yep.

[atreides1]

2. My oldest grandchild is also 15

So I know how you feel, and he's the oldest of the 12 grandchildren we have!

At the rate we're going I don't see an end to this anytime soon!

[NaturalHigh]

4. Depressing isn't it?

[HooptieWagon]

3. "We have always been at war with EastAsia" nt

[xfundy]

11. No, it's Oceana, you traitorist!

How dare you defile the people of Eastasia, who are our allies, and always have been? Doubleplus ungood!

[Horse with no Name]

5. We declared war on Iraq the day my granddaughter was born

She has never known peace.

[NaturalHigh]

6. What a sad thought.

Is it just me, or do some people seem to look forward to the next war like I look forward to college football?

[Horse with no Name]

8. I think some do

I cannot think of one good thing that has come from our 10 years of war.

Not one thing that stands out that makes it all worth it.


Billions of dollars gone, thousands of lives lost, tens of thousands of bodies maimed...

We sold out untold opportunities for our children and grandchildren....we have spent our blood and treasure and have learned not one lesson from it.

[NaturalHigh]

9. I think we've spent around a trillion dollars on war since 2001.

Imagine what good we could have done with that money. Imagine how many families would have been spared the pain of losing a loved one.

Did you ever read Gone With The Wind? Rhett Butler said that "All wars in reality are money squabbles." The past decade has certainly bolstered his point.

[Horse with no Name]

10. Word.

You are correct.

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. I was just thinking about this the other night. My boys are 15 and 13.