The longest war in my son’s lifetime

Last Friday my 7-year old asked if Iraq war is one of the longest wars we’ve been involved in. He then cited how long the civil war was and how many casualties there were.

I said that it definitely is, but I quickly qualified this with how I don’t consider Iraq a “war” but an invasion instead.

He wanted to know what I meant and why I thought so.

I explained the WMD lie to him, which caused him to question the U.S.’ true motive.

I told him that I don’t know, but that Iraq had invaded Kuwait in the past, during which time the U.S. helped defend Kuwait. This led Iraq’s president Saddam Hussein to attempt to assassinate the then U.S. president, who happened to be George Bush Sr.

In turn this caused Bush Jr. to hate Hussein, and the war is probably Bush’s way to get even.

I’m excited that he’s curious about world events. He even asked which countries were on the U.S. side during that Gulf War.

Yes, my explanations are oversimplified and biased. But I have my reasons and I did stress to him that those are my theories. Since this “war” is based on lies, my thoughts are just as valid as the Administration’s stories.

At the current rate, not only will this war be the longest, but most likely the most expensive one in world history as well, if it’s not already.

Tags: George Bush, Gulf War, invasion, Iraq, Kuwait, longest war, Saddam Hussein