And so it begins

[cellio]

Eloquence escapes me, as it has for the past several days. There's nothing I can say about the war that hasn't been said better by others. I am disappointed in the methods used by our supposed leaders. I resent being held hostage by a government that behaves as if above international law. While Saddam Hussein is an evil man, I regret that we will be seen as descending to his level. And Saddam is far from the only threat out there; why haven't we targetted the others too?

War is sometimes necessary. This one might be -- but we did not follow an appropriate process. We are acting like vigilantes.

I hope that this ends quickly with a minimum of casualties among our troops and among civilians.