War is not something we talk about much here. But we do have our opinions on it and are grateful for those who do write about it. In some cases, the writings help us to form and frame our opinions--in other instances, they cement them.

The blogs we like today are Daily Kos on why we should not go to war with Iraq. "If the US attacks Iraq with no justification, it will become an obnoxious, dangerous, belligerant bully. "

We particularly like the comment added to his post by Eric M., "Actually the Democrats could probably slow down the war simply by replacing the euphemistic "military action" with "invasion."

We will adopt his suggestion. The same way years ago we stopped referring to the "Christian Right" and instead nailed them for who they are, the "Radical Right." The religious label is misleading and provides them with unwarranted legitimacy.

Also today, Eric Alterman posted reader comments to his blog from yesterday on the analogy between the Vietnam War and the proposed current invasion of Iraq. Here are the two that resonated most with us:

"Just remember war is a old man’s game where young men die." and

"My son will not go to fight in this... war. If I have to give up everything to protect him then I will do so."

Us too.