I saw another report from Iraq today that troubled me.(as if anything coming from there isn't troubling)In the piece, children were saying how they are always scared. I've seen many reports about kids in Iraq being in a perpetual state of fear. They aren't safe to play outside or inside. Parents can't negate their nightmares because it isn't all ok. I've seen my children in fear. Briefly after they've done something quite wrong, and knowing there may be a spanking waiting for them. Yes, I do occasionally spank my children. But that fear they experience before a spanking is not something that can be compared to the fear a child experiences when they think they could be shot or blown to bits at any moment, day after day. The fear of American soldier storming into their home in the middle of the night because of some anonymous tip or suspicion. What does living in continuous fear do to a child? What will they be like as they grow up. Will they love America?