Cpl. Victor Langarica did not share (his fellow troops') optimism about the mission in Iraq. From the moment he received his deployment orders last April, he seemed convinced that he would not leave the war zone alive. Worse, he believed that he was going to die for no good reason. . .
Unlike most of the others who died in the crash, Langarica was regular Army. But when he got his deployment papers to Iraq, he didn't want to go. The invasion made no sense to him. " 'I don't understand why Bush is doing this to us'," his mother, Pearl Lucas, recalled his saying. " 'If I die, I won't know why I died, if it was for oil or for revenge'."

I assume that those of you who support the war believe that the life of Cpl Langarica was not meaningless.  So please tell me why Cpl Langarica died.  

I am not against all wars, though I am against the war in Iraq.  My criteria for going to war is simple.  We should not go to war for light and transient reasons.  Because we are asking women and men like Cpl Langarica to put their lives on the line, the reasons for going to war matter.  The reasons for going to war should hold up over time.  Yet in this war, none of the justifications seem to hold water.  One lie is followed by another lie.  

Those of you who support this war have an obligation to tell soldiers like Cpl Langarica why they are fighting in Iraq.  It may be another lie, but if they believe that lie maybe they won't feel like they are dying for no good reason.