Sausages and bombs

I wanted to write about my weekend, and how my little niece found out how many sausages is too many, and how I read a book to my wife, and everything else that made it a great weekend, but I can't. We are on our way to war, and the knowledge of this has sucked the joy out of it.

I think this war is wrong, and I am appalled that the people who run our country act with such arrogance. I thought I had a lot more to say about it, but the words just won't come. It is just wrong, and I am so discouraged that our country seems to stand for nothing more than the protection of business interests, no matter the cost in human life.

I continue to pray for peace.

As I was saying...

NEW YORK (AP) - The growing likelihood of war with Iraq sent stocks rallying for a fourth straight session Monday, as investors became confident the United States would prevail in a short-lived conflict. The Dow Jones industrial average surged more than 280 points, catapulting itself to a four-day gain of more than 600 points. Investors who had feared that war would threaten the economy are increasingly optimistic about the outcome of a conflict with Iraq.