<p>The essential question, as clearly stated by Mr. Lehrer, is why is the US military alone paying the price if the Iraq war is so vital to the future of our country? What is the mission? Bush claims the Iraq war threatens the existence of the United States. If this is true, why isn’t there a coordinated nationwide effort to resist this “evil force.” If Bush is really committed to…whatever the mission is…why aren’t more American citizens participating in the struggle? Not even pay as you go on the ever-changing mission, though we all know that future generations will be paying down the Iraq war debt. Lately, Congress doesn’t know what the mission is or seem to think the sacrifice of life, limb, and trillions of American dollars is making any difference whatever the mission is, but in fact exacerbating the conflagration in Iraq. </p>
<p>What is the mission?</p>