My wife and I are trying to make sure our son understands the importance of integrity. We want him to understand that it’s easier to maintain trust than to regain it after it has been lost.

I’ve lost trust in how this administration describes conditions in Iraq. My cynicism really doesn’t need that much stimulation. I wonder to what degree the insurgency reflects a universal disdain for having their country occupied by infidels. I wonder how the last three years will look five years from now. My guess is that a bad situation will look worse as time allows truth to crawl out from behind the barriers.