[cwcollins]

My husband is in the Airforce, he joined after 911 - we do not like nor agree with Bush, but he is supporting his country, which is far different than agreeing or following Bush - many men & women join for all kinds of reasons, unfortunately with Iraq, it is the nature of the game.

I do disagree with these young boys who join just the fight & shot guns, but they will learn or they will die. I think you can be a supporter of the military & not be a supporter Bush.

As far as leaving their families - beng a military wife is hard, really hard, scarey, anything can happen, even if he's not in Iraq, but I knew what I was getting into, so it is a two way street. It has made me stronger - my husband had an affair while away for 4 months last year (the affar was in last month when he was restationed) - all while I was at home pining for him, raising our new son, alone in Alaska - with no signs of anything. He wasn't in Iraq, but it has distroyed our family & counseling is all we have. Affairs are everywhere, but in the military when you have nothing but the same thing everyday, all alone, affairs are an everyday occurrance & where men & women are stationed - the locals are trained to trap & suduce them. I am not condoning the affair - buy no means, I have many days when I want to leave & I hate him, but my point is, military wives endure so much, maybe it is our fault, maybe it is what we should expect - I don't know, but I do know when you marry someone, you support them, through the good & bad - including if they are in the Military.

So, I shared some of my soul & my pain - no jokes, please...........