the marines have landed

yesterday i ran into a friend. he was in his marine uniform. he and i differ in our feelings on our presence in iraq. i won't argue with HIM because he has been there and i haven't. i see it hurts him when i rant and rave (and i DO rant and rave). he knows how i feel and i know how he feels. i leave it at that. BUT yesterday he told me he is being called up again (he is in the reserves or something like that) possibly to be sent back to iraq early in 2006. in the time since i last saw him he became engaged. i saw a softening of his position on iraq when i looked into his eyes. he did say something to the effect of why feel we shouldn't be there. it is his JOB and DUTY to go where they send him and it doesn't matter if he feels we should be there or not. we talked a great deal about the gulf coast disaster as well. something we DID agree upon. we both felt the military SHOULD have gone in right after the storm left. that is what they (the military are for) to protect us, to bring ORDER. that they WOULD have done immediately if the powers that be had been doing their jobs. ah well

oh we both also agree our governor, jodi rell is doing a kick-ass job even though he is a conservative and i'm a foaming-at-the-mouth liberal. SHOUT OUT TO JODI!