Take a minute, be thankful

I feel like I have been so focused on the upcoming election and doing all my research that I haven't stopped to think about our soldiers fighting overseas. I do think about them alot, but I used to more, I feel bad. I feel like people aren't really focusing on a lot of important issues going on right now. I feel like money is the only thing on everyone's mind, it's all McCain AND Obama want to talk about. I don't feel like the wars have had as much attention as they deserve, honestly, I feel like the soldiers are the main people that this election will effect, not "Joe the plumber". Their lives are based on what the president decides, I mean, the president is their boss technically. I wonder what people who have no association with the military think of when they are choosing who they will vote for?? I wonder if they consider the soldiers, I wonder if the war even matter as much to others?? I am not saying that you don't care if your not married to a soldier or have someone you love in the military, because I know people do care they care alot, I just wonder how many people actually think about it and how often. Is it different when it's a part of your life or when you have no idea what it's like? I just don't want our soldiers dieing in Iraq when there is no real reason to be there. Every soldier I have talked to agrees, my husband who has seen it first hand in both countries, Iraq and Afghanistan thinks the same, he felt he was in Afghanistan for a reason and felt the opposite in Iraq. I think when Obama uses the word "change" it means something different for everyone, for me it means changing the war, saving soldiers from tragic deaths and injuries, preventing families from mourning, it's time to stop all this.

Just take a minute and think about all of the lives lost, whether they be American and foreign troops or even innocent Iraqi's and Afghan's and think of all the soldiers who have been injured and feel misplaced in the world, they did it all for US, makes me so proud of our country and the bravery or our men and woman, it's really amazing.