Who here just watched the President's little 'speach'?

I do hope they all come home soon. Bush also danced around that issue without really saying anything precisely, which he is good at.

That doesn't surprise me at all. He is an idiot. I see if different responses a welcome to the North would do, I haven't ever been to PA but maybe their winters aren't as cold as ours are in Ohio when it's -20 degree lol. Hope you are enjoying the "wet" heat, and making new friends.

So far, with the exception of the ice/snow storm, Feb '07, the winters haven't been too bad. I just don't drive in the snow! lol I know my own limitations, and I'd rather stay home then put myself or others in danger. And from what I've seen, there are some 'natives' here that should do the same lol. The heat here doesn't bother me, I lived on the coast in Texas for over 20 years. So the summers here haven't been bad, for me. I do love the difference of the mountains here, when compared to the hills of Texas.

Oh it goes way beyond just the armor on the vehicles, my daughter had to send him sheets! Our government can send them to war, but not even provide the basics that they need. I agree with you on the number of deployments, as does my son-in-law, and yet, it looks like he may be deployed again. I'm now also a Pennsylvanian with a consience, lived here for a little over 3 years.

That's absolutely indefensible! SHEETS? Plus, as I'm sure you've heard, we've lost a number of troops to electrocution while taking a shower due to improper grounding because the U.S. subcontracted the electrical work out to locals who weren't properly trained. I've been hearing and reading for all these years since this war has begun about how we have a voluntary military and our troops all chose to be there but enough is enough! Never before, at least to my knowledge, have our troops been called upon to go that often and for that long at a time! These are human beings with families at home and they deserve our best and they're not getting it. Welcome to my state of Pennsylvania. Annie

Kennyrose, I've said it before but it bears repeating - I'm very sorry for the loss of your husband in Vietnam. In my opinion that was another war that never should have happened but that's been hashed and rehashed enough times already I suppose. Anyway, it's been proven that lies were told to get us into Iraq and Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, that was Afghanistan and things are worse than ever there now and our troops are paying the price. I just wanted to say I support our troops totally but I don't think we as Americans have to support the Commander-In-Chief to be considered good or "true" Americans. I noticed you didn't mention any of the concerns of the OP, such as the extended tours and the frequent deployments not to mention lack of proper supplies. The Commander-In-Chief certainly bears some responsibility for those things, does he not? Annie

I never get into politics here either, but just couldn't let this one pass.