Military Families Speak Out continues to fight the good fight. "Bring Them Home NOW and Take Care of Them When They Get Here" has been their motto from the beginning. I would urge any military families here to take a look at their site Military Families Speak Out. I also recommend the site and their Talking Points (after the bump) for all who want to end the war and could be convinced that now is the right time. I am proud to be a member. I will apologize in advance for not linking to the talking points on their site, but I couldn't find it there, so I will cut and paste it from the email and hope I am not stepping on toes.
On a slightly different topic, with all the talking about Bush asking about Webb's son, I didn't see anyone who had a son/daughter/spouse deployed asked about how they would have responded. I am with Webb. If someone asked my about my deployed son then told me to shut up about wanting him safe at home, I would probably end up in custody. All three sons are now back home, but every military family knows, they are here by the Grace of God, because too many other people's children did not come back. In this war, surviving is not a matter of smart, well trained or good - it is a matter of luck.
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