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"I'm sure our guys in the Gulf appreciate their support anyway, if you don't."

Perhaps. There's support and then there's _support_. Not buying a Dixie Chicks CD is just support. Joining up is _support_.

I'm a little tired of the "Let's you and him fight" attitude of a lot of folks. Sure...it's nice to go out and stand on the corner with a sign showing your support of our military effort in Iraq. That's just fine, as far as it goes.

I remember another war. I was a college kid back in 1965. I wanted to show my support, too, for the military people fighting and dying in Vietnam. I just couldn't figure out how to do that, until one day it came to me: I dropped in on the recruiter and was in uniform five days later. I finished up my education _after_ serving a 4-year hitch.

One of those people in that article is a 23-year-old woman. That would make her about the same age as the woman who is now a POW in Iraq, wouldn't it?

Sure, support is fine, if that's what you can do. But _SUPPORT_ is better. Join up and fight, if you _really_ want to support our troops. Become one, if you're the right age. That's _SUPPORT!_