fwiw - glanced over this and am glad Americans are thinking about the situation - that is you guys. My biggest problem is a '95 Contour. Thank God I'm no longer in the military - I think I'd have issues

Also, thankfully, Americans are not blaming the troops; though some troops are making mistakes. I can not imagine living in non-American surroundings in 100+ degree weather for months at a time trying to cover my a** from an unknown force. But as Mr. Rumsfeld says "you go to war with what you have", or something like that.
Mr. Bush tells us tonight he is fighting illegal aliens - my words - but a few short weeks ago he said something else. Fill in the blanks.
You do not need my encouragement, and I'm the last person to think my opinion mattered. I'm just glad the discussion is here as well as elsewhere.
Ex-Navy dude who saw a few things, and whose vote will matter.