This week, war clouds gathered over Iraq, yet it became peaceful and balmy here in sleepy southwestern Connecticut. Although combat occurs thousands of miles across the world, the effects of war will be felt close to home.

News and politics now more than ever need to be part of the daily diet for Fairfield students. As the future leaders of this country, we owe it to our nation to look long and hard at this war and take a stance. It is certain that we must support our troops and our country. The best way is to become informed active citizens.

You can be for a war or against it, but now is not the time to be on the fence or to remain uniformed. The consequences of this war will go beyond higher gas prices. A generation will be scarred by the horror of combat and the global political environment will be vastly changed. It may be a friend or relative who is in the reserves that affects you. Or it may be body bags returning to your town. The consequences are real and this issue is unlike any other. War has the awful capacity to reach into our lives unexpectedly and affect them dramatically.

It is time to read and evaluate and become activists. Pick up a newspaper. Watch CNN or a nightly news broadcast. Register to vote. Write elected officials. Whatever your political viewpoint, the time is now to raise your voice. If you have not fully formed a viewpoint, take the time to do so. If we don’t take these steps today we may face unwelcome consequences tomorrow. We cannot afford to wait that long.

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