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Tuesday July 24, 2007 · 10:46 AM PDT

2007/07/24 · 10:46

One of the greatest criticisms of our nation and our use of the military is that we never act for anything other than our own best interests. Senator Biden said in last night's debate, "Where we can, America must." I think he is right. I believe our military can be a force for good and it can be used to save lives. I believe we can use our military for the right reasons. I believe we can use our power and wealth as a nation for the right reasons. And Senator Biden summed this up best when he said those five powerful words that I think should guide us as a nation when it comes to helping our own people, as well as people elsewhere, in need: "Where we can, America must."

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Thursday July 19, 2007 · 1:10 PM PDT

2007/07/19 · 13:10

Alright, a little melodramatic, I admit, but I am upset.

As you may have heard, Micheal Vick, quarterback (I believe) for the Falcons (a football team from somewhere), has been indicted for owning and operating a dog-fighting ring where, among other things, he allegedly brutally murdered several dogs that refused to fight. Of course, in today's news environment, they shared the means of killing these dogs and yesterday those words overtook me and I started to cry at the brutality of it. What is wrong with people? I just cannot grasp the ability of human beings to be so cruel, to animals as well as to one another. Sometimes I am awed by our capacity for kindness and goodness and other times I am driven to tears at the depth of our depravity.

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Friday July 13, 2007 · 3:18 PM PDT

2007/07/13 · 15:18

I am married to an active duty soldier in the Army and have been acclimating to "military" life for several years now. The transition from single, working mom to SAHM and military spouse was a painful one. Another difficulty was being a liberal Democrat thrust into a bastion of conservatism. The Republican party has hijacked the military and a spouse who speaks out as a Democrat finds herself viewed as disloyal, unpatriotic, unsupportive of her spouse, and subversive of the military as a whole. Inspired by the prolonged war in Iraq and the increasing and collective unrest of my sisters, I began to question the silent support of military policies that place our spouses in danger, put our families in distress, and cause our lives overall to be lives lived under duress.

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Wednesday July 11, 2007 · 5:26 PM PDT

2007/07/11 · 17:26

Of all the candidates, Republican and Democrat, I am compelled to support Biden’s position on Iraq (he has a "five point plan" that I urge you to review at www.joebiden.com). Further, I believe he is the only candidate who has the skill, experience, and judgment necessary to sucessfully implement this plan.

What I find particularly appealing is that this plan recognizes the cultural reality of the Iraqi people and does not believe in just walking away from the situation. Instead, Biden advocates a change in direction that promotes stability and modifies our troops mission there, thus enabling a safe and successful phased withdrawal.

I have to admit, as the wife of a Black Hawk pilot who faces another deployment in 2008, I have strong feelings about getting our troops out of Iraq (I can’t even REALLY think about it b/c it makes me so sick to my stomach with dread, worry, frustration, anger, sadness, fear), but I want it to be done correctly. I don't want my husband going back in 3 or 5 or 10 years. I don't want my sons inheriting a war 100 worse than the one we have today.

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