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I was so happy to see Jessica's picture as the entire front page of yesterday's Boston Herald. I don't understand why this thread needs to be a forum about the combat-worthiness of women in the military. Can't we just be glad that she was rescued? And yes, I do agree that the people who participated in the rescue operations are heroes, too. Most of all, I concur with those who state that Jessica was over there fighting for ME. All the Monday-morning quarterbacking in the world doesn't change the fact that tonight we are mostly a group of armchair critics who were not walking that perilous mile in Jessica's boots on the day of her capture. Who are we to judge?

I know that it will be a long time before Jessica will be ready to speak about her ordeal, because she will be up to her ears in treatment for "decompression" and for any lingering "survivor guilt." If perchance she does have any feelings of ambivalence, then I only wish I could just have sixty seconds at her bedside to tell her how personally thankful I am that she was there defending MY family and country. I'd set her straight with a show of heartfelt gratitude, though I suspect it really won't be necessary. If I were captured and tortured, my only regret would be not having shot more of my tormentors.

Just quit bellyaching and be glad she's safe already!!

Can't we just be glad that she was rescued?

I am, even though she is young and blonde and I am neither.

And with that, I am going to peruse elsewhere.

P.S. This is why we lost more people in the Civil War than all the other wars since combined. We Americans are all killers at heart. Be afraid, Saddam. Be very afraid.