Greyhawk,

I didn't want to give that away..... but of course I know the answer.....

Cheryl's post was perfect. As the sites self proclaimed "non-blogger", she out blogged us all.

I hardly know what to say. To be quoted by you is a unique honor I never expected I would ever receive.

Yesterday Blackfive says I ROCK and today I am quoted by the honorable Sargent Major Greyhawk.

I'm "almost" speechless :)

I mean this sincerely -- it is you gentleman who are to be honored, and to be thanked for your service and dedication to this country and to freedom.

Thank you for feeling my thoughts are worthy enough to quote.

And thank you Sir for your continued dedication to protecting me and my family.

You are your fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines are all heros.

Warmest,
Cheryl

Have you ever heard of Bob Woodard? I know that this is old news but it is always important to me even when I was heaed North on MSR Tampa!!!

Woodward reports that just five days after Sept. 11, President Bush indicated to National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice that while he had to do Afghanistan first, he was also determined to do something about Saddam Hussein.

”There's some pressure to go after Saddam Hussein. Don Rumsfeld has said, ‘This is an opportunity to take out Saddam Hussein, perhaps. We should consider it.’ And the president says to Condi Rice meeting head to head, ‘We won't do Iraq now.’ But it is a question we're gonna have to return to,’” says Woodward.

Yes, I beleive that we have the best soldier I the world, it is the laedership that I question!!!

ELGROAH

Actually, what Mr. Woodward was describing was EVIDENCE of true leadership ... the ability to understand that the scope of Islamist terrorism extended far beyond Al Quada, and the resolve to deal with the whole problem -- even at great risk to the Administration's political future.

By taking both Afghanistan -- and PARTICULARLY Iraq -- down, this President is now in a position to effectively pressure other hotbeds of terrorism (Syria/Saudi Arabia/Egypt) to change their ways.

Do not continue to buy into the snake-oil of the anti-war movement -- the fallacy that war is NEVER the answer, that our focus should only be on catching those who directly perpetrated 911, and that evil will disappear if we only give up (1) the ability to defend ourselves, (2) our hard-earned prosperity, and (3) control of our society and government to these alleged "intellectual giants" who will lead us from conservative "ignorance" to "progressive enlightenment".