9:05 am ... President Bush notified

9:05 am ... President George W. Bush, sitting in a Florida elementary school classroom, was notified of the unfolding terrorism attacks by Chief of Staff Andy Card.

9/11 ... may we never forget.

"Four One Element" - MP Unit served in Baghdad

For all my dear friends at S.W.A.C.
[signed] SSG Herb Harman, Commander
"Four One Element"
Military Police Unit - Baghdad

SSG Herb Harman, Army National Guard, from Augusta County in the Shenandoah Valley, returned from Iraq in January 2007 after being away for 15 months. Many from the SWAC area had remembered him and his family while he was away and he was grateful. The frame above includes a photo of his Unit, the "Four One Element," in front of a Virginia state flag hanging on the wall of a former presidential palace, and old Iraqi currency featuring the likeness of Saddam Hussein. Thanks for your service, Herb.

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President showed leadership in standing up to Congress on Iraq

Democrats Drop Troop Pullout Dates From Iraq Bill - NY Times

Congressional Democrats relented today on their insistence that a war spending measure sought by President Bush also set a date for withdrawing troops from Iraq. The decision to back down, described by senior lawmakers and aides, was a wrenching reversal for some Democrats, who saw their election triumph as a call to force an end to the war. A Democratic effort to include timelines prompted Mr. Bush’s veto of the original bill last month, producing a political impasse.

Thank you for the leadership, Mr. President.