Mr. Senator, what's wrong with going to war?

Introducing cute little Suzy Brauer, LostBrain's new investigative reporter that's not afraid to ask the tough questions of the world's leading superpowers--and look super cute while doing it.

Today, cute little Suzy Brauer sits down with the Congress's most outspoken critic of the war on Iraq, West Virginian Senator Robert Byrd, who has publicly condemned the war, saying "No more is the image of America one of strong, yet benevolent peacekeeper.  The image of America has changed.  Around the globe, our friends mistrust us, our word is disputed, our intentions are questioned." Little Suzy wanted to find out what brought Byrd to this conclusion.

Suzy: Mr. Byrd, why is it wrong to attack I-raq?

Byrd: You see, Suzy, America has always been a peacemaker. We try to solve our problems by talking about them rather than fighting.

Suzy: But Mr. President says that Iraq doesn't want to talk and wants to hurt people.

Byrd: But should we fight with everyone that's bad and hurts people? Doesn't that make us a bad country?

Suzy: I don't know. But wouldn't it be bad if we let I-raq hurt people?

Byrd: We don't want them to hurt people, Suzy, but we usually try to create peace through talking, and use fighting as a last resort.

Suzy: Mr. Pres-ident says I-raq didn't want to talk and has "bad toys" that we have to get rid of because they can hurt lots of people

Byrd: Well, maybe, but...

Suzy: Mr. President says I-raq also hurts i-raq-i mommies and daddies.

Byrd: Well, that's true, but...

Suzy: Shouldn't we protect those mommies and daddies?

Byrd: We should. And we would have--us, and a group called the 'United Nations', which is kind of like a big family of...

Suzy: I know what the United Nations is, Mr. Centaur.

Byrd: Okay, well, we and the United Nations would have talked with Iraq to make sure they didn't hurt those mommies and daddies.

Suzy: But I-raq didn't want to talk.

Byrd: Well, I'm not sure if that's true. We were talking, but we decided fighting was the better option rather than use that as a last resort.

Suzy: But Mr. President says that instead of talking they wanted to make more bad toys and that they were hiding them from the people who trying to find them and building more bad toys.

Byrd: Maybe, but does that mean that we should fight with them?

Suzy: How else are we supposed to find their bad toys?

Byrd: That's what I've been trying to tell you, Suzy. By talking with them and having people look for their weapons, we could have found their bad toys or convinced them to give them to us.

Suzy: Mr. Centaur, if I had bad toys I wouldn't give them to someone else.

Byrd: Why not, Suzy?

Suzy: Because why would I have bad toys in the first place?

Byrd: Well, you would have them because... Suzy, I think the issue is a bit more complex than you realize.

Suzy: Mr. President says bad toys can hurt me and mommy and daddy.

Byrd: I don't think you or your mommy and daddy are in any danger from "bad toys."

Suzy: Mommy bought three gas masks and daddy bought lots of canned chicken soup and green beans and put it in the basement because he said we might have to live there one day because of terrorists and Iraq and their "bad toys." Do you have a basement?

Byrd: Well, if you mean a shelter, yes.

Suzy: Do you have lots of chicken soup and green beans in there?

Byrd: I do.

Suzy: Because you're afraid of bad toys?

Byrd: Well, because I want to be safe, from, yes, bad toys...

Suzy: Mommy says that if we don't get rid of bad people who have bad toys that one day we would have to live in the basement for a long time and eat lots of chicken soup.

Byrd: Yes, but, we should try to negotiate with them first to get their bad toys...

Suzy: Mr. Centaur, I may be only five, but you're pretty dumb.

Read Suzy's interview with Mr. President.

-Brandon Stahl