Are the soldiers in Iraq fighting for our freedom? I don't relish the thought but everytime I hear of a death of another American soldier accompanied by the "he/she died to protect our freedom", I wonder: How are they protecting my freedom? They may be trying to protect an Iraqi's freedom but nothing they are doing in Iraq is protecting me.
I don't mean to denigrate our serviceman and woman, far from it. Their sacrifices are amazing and pale in comparison to the rest of us. What I don't understand, however, is how do their efforts protect my freedom, which, ironocially, the President seeks to restrict? I'd love to hear someone explain it to me, because I'm at a lost.