Reply #3: Thank you.

[H2O Man]

Our actions (or inactions) today will help to determine what type of country the girls in the above photo inherit from us. The mother of the girl on the left is a psychiatric social worker who has taught in the NYS university system; the mother of the itty-bitty girl on the right is an attorney.
I want these two to have the opportunity to develop to their full potential as human beings.

The responsibility falls on all of us to create the society where that can happen, not only for these two second cousins, but for every child in this country. More, we need to lobby with the Obama campaign (and eventually, the Obama administration), to make those same opportunities available for our extended human family -- including in Afghanistan.