Memorial Day now more than ever should be about speaking out. As we remember all of the soldiers who died for this country, we also have to think about whether or not the cause they were fighting for was worth their sacrifice. Leaders who start wars , usually have a hidden motive for doing so. Young people could and should be doing something more productive than killing and being killed. That is why it is our responsibility to at least ask our leaders to think twice before sending troops into harm's way. We need to change our perception about international affairs and learn to reject war as an instrument of policy. The fact is that people only tend to get bolder when they are attacked. The war in Iraq has become a low point U.S. history. The preemptive invasion of a sovereign country, the torturing and killing of war prisoners as well as the arrogance and self -righteousness with which our current leaders conduct foreign policy are all strikingly similar to what was done by Nazi Germany. There is no need for us to sink that low ! Violating the Geneva Conventions , the principles of the Nuremberg Trials and other important international rules that are mainly a creation of the U.S. has severely damaged our reputation in the world. That's why it's important to support the troops by bringing them home and ending these policies. Frank Mill