[lovelyivy84]

This morning the media was stressing that Saddam was not at the heart of all of these terrorist attacks, so that capturing him doesn't mean that the war is over by a long shot.

They're right.

I'm torn about this. I live in NYC- I never NEVER want to see another Sept. 11th. I want to feel safe again. Heightened military action seems to be necessary to achieving that goal.

The problem is that I don't know that the current military action is the way to do that. The men who pulled off Sept. 11th didn't have anything to do with Saddam Hussein, and more ties to our good friends in Saudi Arabia than Iraq.

The war is a great way to get access to that country's oil supplies, but a way to root out Al Queda? Capturing Saddam doesn't mean squat to Al Queda except for another martyr to fuel their cause.

I would LIKE to be able to trust our country and say that our military leaders are doing their best to protect us, but I don't really believe that. I dont think that any Americans are that naive about the things that our government does anymore. I think our leaders (republican AND democrat) are politicians and they are doing the best they can for their own bank accounts. The safety and wellbeing of the people is a distant second. Very distant.