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[Horse with no Name]

The only way some people will wake up to what is going on is if they have more invested in this war than the $1.99 magnet on their car.
When it is THEIR child who cannot complete their education because he has been called to service.
When it is THEIR child whose body returns in the dead of the night without cameras.
When it is THEIR child whose scars are unseen but very deep and very destructive.
When it is THEIR child who returns to a country to find that he cannot find a job and ends up sleeping on the street.
When it is THEIR child whose Veterans benefits have been cut, leaving him to scream all night because of what he has seen and what he has been forced to do.
Right now, when this country has the option of it being SOMEONE ELSE'S child, many are not invested in this war.
When it is THEIR child who has served more than 3 tours of duty in Iraq and cries like a baby not to have to go back "there", when it is THEIR child who doesn't have body armor, when it is THEIR child who they send away a whole person and who returns broken.
Only then will things change.

*IF* we had an additional 20,000 troops, our current troops wouldn't be so broken--physically and emotionally.
*IF* we are so committed to "winning the War in Iraq", it is time for SOMEONE ELSE'S child to step up and ease the load of the ones who have already been...multiple times.