by Joan Wile, author, "Grandmothers Against the War; Getting Off Our Fannies and Standing Up for Peace" (Citadel Press, '08)Barry, things have run amokTake the blinders off your eyesDon't you see that we're stuckin a lethal, tight'ning viseYou helped us hope once moreGot us wired and inspiredWe thought there'd be no more warFear and despair were retiredBut, things didn't change as expectedWhere did the promises go?Bad policies stayed uncorrectedYour "Yes" slowly transformed to "No" Heading the list is AfghanistanYes, you mentioned that you would go thereBut, being an intelligent manwe thought you would soon be awareIt's a useless, destructive dead endA hopeless unsolvable quagmireThey will