Changing Attitudes - The Identity Crisis of War

There is an indisputable identity crisis in this country by most Americans on the mind set of the War in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East as well as the rest of the world that doesn't seem to want to go away any time soon. Although we did not ask for this brutal War on opposing sides, what type of perspective do we want to give the War on Iraq in opposition to each other? More than 75% of Americans are not happy with the way this country is going with the War on Iraq. Who do we want to blame the most for the brutal War in Iraq, President Bush, former Present Clinton or even ourselves in a sense? Could it be a combination of all three? We are playing a dangerous battle game of words with each other because we do not know who to blame for the War in Iraq. It's that simple.

We live in a troubled world today saturated with a multitude of miscommunication of words on all sides of the spectrum no matter who we are or what status we hold in life. The words we speak to each other at times can thoughtlessly affect us in every aspect of our lives, thus reaching epidemic proportions in every part of the world. However, the Middle East and the United States are presently at a mental War of words with each other which there seems to be no end, losing our identity of who we really are as a sad result on opposite sides.. Why do I say this? Over half of us admit to cultivating negative attitudes and behaviors towards those who may be different from ourselves by differing cultures, gender, age differences as well as our negative behaviors towards the disabled, thus failing to communicate effectively. Therefore, this brutal War with Iraq as well as our poor relations with the rest of the world, did not happen overnight or did it? Think about it. Why do we fail to communicate effectively with others and other countries around the world?