There's another issue here - and I have some limits as to what I can say - but there's some real question as to the viability of the chemical masks, the protective gear used by our soldiers.

I'd like people to listen to our soldiers. They were there. They heard the alarms go off. They tasted the substance in the air. They spit up blood. They had rashes on their bodies. They got sick.

First off, I'm not a scientist, and I make no apology for that.

The bottom line to this is, there are few doctors who have any expertise in chemical exposure.

All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.

You have to be willing to go to war with yourself and create a whole new identity.

During a time of war, we ask our troops to give their best even to the point of sacrificing their own lives. When compared against that, how much of a sacrifice is it for a president to engage in a possibly contentious debate with Congress about whether military action is a good idea?

I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.