imho, this 'war' (although aside from a few bombs here and there it is basicly over) can only hope to stop after bush leaves office.... as long as he's in there this war will continue, more and more troops will be sent there.... bush is a total idiot....

anyways, i hope your brother stays safe, as well as anyone else over there... it sucks to lose anyone close to you, friend or family.

as i watch the death toll rise, i wonder how many more people are going to have to die, before we're out of there for good... although i can see the reasoning in it, i'm really tired of america being the bigger brother and jumping in everyone's wars... just think about how many wars we've had in the history of america, and think how many of those we weren't even involved in until we involved ourselves in it.