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The author commends the efforts of Ride 2 Recovery to provide specially constructed bicycles to men and women who have suffered traumatic head wounds or lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In this article, the author defends former U.S. President George W. Bush from allegations by Democrats that he lied to his country for claiming that Iraq and its late dictator Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and yet made the same statement.

The author commends the valor of the family of Christine and Doctor Bill Krissoff for serving in the U.S. Army. He relates that one of the couple's son, Nathan, was killed in Iraq in December 2006. He praises Bill for his decision to join the military in Iraq as Navy medical officer to honor the sacrifice of Nathan. He commends Christine for supporting her husband and sons in their decision to serve in the U.S. Army. He argues that the families like the Krissoffs exemplify the spirit of courage and sacrifice of the U.S. people.

The author reflects on the presidency of former U.S. President George W. Bush. According to him, the former president was right about the Iraq war because the world is much safer without Saddam Hussein in power, and that President Bush was correct in changing the strategy and surging more U.S. troops in Iraq. Also, the author praises President Bush for the passage of the No Child Left Behind law which resulted to math and reading scores of children rising more than in the past years.

The author discusses how each U.S. presidential candidate, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain resolves the Iraq problem. He focuses on Obama's Iraq policy and sees his opposition to the surge as a problem because it undermines his argument that he has better judgement on national security. He also cites Obama's cancellation of a visit to U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq as adding to his growing reputation for arrogance. The author said that his biggest mistake was missing the opportunity to show he can admit a mistake about the success of the surge.