Mood:  lucky
Topic: Posts While on R&R
Shortly before the war, roughly 84 percent of the UK citizens opposed the thought of going to war in Iraq. I am not sure what the current poll numbers say, but I can only guess that they are still fairly grim for Mr. Blair.

While walking the streets of London, I decided to take a stroll past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. Not surprisingly, I found a small make-shift collection of anti-war posters resting within the shadows of Parliament. Some were simple visual signs that suggested that the war was simply about oil, yet other signs took a tougher approach by directly blaming the British government to the deaths of coalition forces and average Iraqis.

After spending nearly 11 months in Iraq, I realized that the protest signs had little affect upon me even though I really want to talk about Iraq and what should be done next. It is clear that I have to leave Iraq very soon or else I will completely lose the ability to listen and debate with other Americans about this issue. Otherwise, how can I and everyone else living and working inside Iraq truly share what we have to say about Iraq in a meaningful way to help America to make the right decisions?