(Reed) The casualties are something we must always keep in constant reflection. The powers and institutions that lead nations and states into war often times bypass these meager facts. Not only are we devastating the lives of innocent families, we are ruining future lives of soldiers (through various psychological problems) and their families and, almost matter of factly, ruining our future environment. As Christians, and people who see life as something significant, we need to take into account these people and their stories. There must be a voice keeping the powers accountable to the costs of war, not just the accrued cost, but the future cost as well. I think that this can be a strong point against going into war, especially a war with little parameters and no foreseeable hope for an end. A war declared against an idea (terrorism) is a war which may never have an end.