I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height of the Vietnam War.

I hope my own children never have to fight a war.

You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone.

My mom, Irmelin, taught me the value of life. Her own life was saved by my grandmother during World War II.

We experience problem-solving sessions as war zones, we view competing ideas as enemies, and we use problems as weapons to blame and defeat opposition forces. No wonder we can't come up with real lasting solutions!