Hostages?

It seems to me that this war and this administration are holding our soldiers hostage in Iraq. We are told by the Republicans that if Congress doesn’t continue funding this war the soldiers will suffer. But we know that if Congress continues funding the war more of them will be injured and killed.

We know that because so many soldiers are returning home with such serious injuries that the military hospitals aren’t prepared to meet all of their needs.

So how does this war ever end? How long must we watch men and women being injured and killed in battle? How long must we hear of hundreds of innocent Iraqis being murdered every week?

We sent a clear message with our votes, and we said we wanted this war to be over. What happened? Instead of bringing our troops home, they are sending more into battle and the tours of duty are more frequent.

How much longer will this administration be allowed to hold our soldiers hostage in a war in which it has proven for four years it has no idea how to win?