Local Massachusetts Military Families Want Troops Home Now

[Breeze54]

Local Massachusetts Military Families Want Troops Home Now

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September 14th, 2007


BOSTON --

President George W. Bush wants more time for the troop surge in Iraq to work, but local military families said they want the troops home now. NewsCenter 5's Jack Harper reported that military families will be listening closely to what the president says during Thursday's speech.

"We want people to know those of us in military families love our troops. We want to take care of them. And if we really want to take care of them, it is bringing them home," said Andover's Anne Chay. Chay's son returned to U.S. soil on Monday after serving 15 months in Iraq. "Everyday when CNN in the morning said there was eight deaths, you didn't know until that night if you got the visit at the door or not if it was one of yours. Excruciating to say the least," Chay said.

Even though her son is back in the U.S., Chay said she knows he could be sent back at anytime. She said the Bush's anticipated pull out of 30,000 troops is not enough. "When you meet the parents of the young men and women who have died or committed suicide, you really understand what the cost of this war can be," Chay said.

"It will be difficult. But yeah, we'll watch it," said Nancy Lessin. Lessin started Military Families Speak Out in 2003 and there are now about 3,000 members. She said Bush will spin numbers on Thursday. "What he wants to focus on and what Gen. (David) Petreaus was focusing on is the issue of the surge and what the real issue to focus on is the issue of the war.

Our eyes are really not on George Bush, they are on the Congress of the United States that has in their power now to end to the war and bring our troops home now, and take care of them," she said. Bush will address the nation from the Oval Office Thursday at 9 p.m.

Copyright 2007 by TheBostonChannel.com.

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[liberal renegade]

1. good luck with that....

[superkia]

2. The American people need to watch this next vote closely.

If any of our presidential candidates votes for more funding or waits until the end of the vote to cast their vote so they dont have an impact on it, they should receive not one vote from those of us against this war. All but Dennis Kucinich have played political games from the start of the war until now. We need to see who is electable and who isn't. No more games!

[Breeze54]

3. Well said!

Thanks!