Eyes Wide Open

All too often, we forget that innocent Americans aren't the only ones losing their lives in Iraq.

Eyes Wide Open - the American Friends Service Committee's widely-acclaimed exhibition on the human cost of the Iraqi War - is a short video (2 minutes) well-worth watching. A pair of boots honors each U.S. military casualty, and a multimedia display explores the history, cost and consequences of the war.

If you want to sign a petition to end the war, it's included there as well.

Another interesting AFSC page is just The Facts, which includes graphs, charts, photos, timelines and even an ongoing counter that's tallying the war's cost on a state by state basis.

Eyes Wide Open is a real wake up call. Unfortunately, the numbers keep rolling and there's no snooze button.