foreboding

This morning I went as usual to a drop-in centre where I do some volunteer work. One of the people I’ve been working with there brought me in a present to apologise for a misunderstanding we had had the previous week. I had forgotten all about it, but it was important enough for him to give me a small token by way of apology. How lovely.
Now, I hear on the radio that in 15 minutes George Bush will address the American people and formally announce that ‘hostilities’ have begun in Iraq. It makes me feel sick to think about the possible outcomes. I feel ashamed of my country’s involvement in this act of war.