A huge majority of Americans and Congress initially supported President George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq. When support for the war waned, Bush chose to stay the course and Congress has fully funded the effort to leave only when Iraq has both a representative government and viable security in place. America’s sons and daughters have lived up to their oaths, served the cause of liberty in Iraq, and continue to sacrifice.
While no survey will be taken to confirm it, I suspect nearly all who have served in Iraq were angered to hear at least one passage of President Barack Obama’s speech yesterday. Mark Levin played the audio and commented. Late in the show, Heather from Virginia Beach called in expressing what likely are the feelings of many military family members:
Words matter.