My family does n't have to suffer the comments and opinions of others for our part in a war that was never ours to choose -- at least not now , though I suppose that could still change . Rebekah Sanderlin : To many Americans , Afghanistan is the ` ` good '' war , as opposed to Iraq . Iraq was the war that many never wanted nor supported , Sanderlin says . Like many in military families , I never thought of them as being separate wars , she says . Sanderlin : I hope you know that those who served in Iraq did so honorably and nobly .
Rebekah Sanderlin : To many Americans , Afghanistan is the ` ` good '' war , as opposed to Iraq . Iraq was the war that many never wanted nor supported , Sanderlin says . Like many in military families , I never thought of them as being separate wars , she says . Sanderlin : I hope you know that those who served in Iraq did so honorably and nobly .