Stout, there IS something I can tell you about Iraq.
It is NOT a WAR, it does not qualify for such a distinction since there was no declaration of such.
At the most, it was a cowardly and murderous attack upon an innocent and sleeping nation, the carnage that has resulted is without precedent (unless you compare it to the annihilation of the Red Indians of course) in the annals of military atrocities, if such a thing exists.
Do not allow any of those who refer to WAR in Iraq, escape your notice, inform them of the difference between that which took place and that which could have, otherwise, in years to come, the aggressors may even claim some credit for their foul actions.
Good-Night and God Bless.