Family Values Catch 22 Republican Style

This is from the "Family Values" wing of the Republican Party.  An Army medic faced a "Sophie's Choice" of her own when she returned on emergency leave from Iraq for child custody hearings initiated by her husband's ex-wife for their two children.  The family law judge ruled one of the parents had to stay to retain custody, but staying meant going AWOL.   The mother chose to go AWOL for her kids.

Simone Holcomb's choice was between duty and family. She chose family, and now the military may punish her.

While the situation still may work out for her and her family, the initial reaction by the Army demonstrated Bush's priorities:  Iraq first!(Oil?)