jonathan from spokane, washington, good morning. caller: i just wanted to say -- i served over in iraq in 2006, 2007 and the navy or marine corps. while many are quick to point out that the president made mistakes and that politicians make mistakes, i believe it is only fair to stand by and listen to what they have to say. they are our leaders first and foremost. second, the commander in chief does not have an easy job. i would invite any american citizen to go one day in whose shoes, or for that matter go one day in any of those -- of those who have served their there. i think that we have done a wonderful job and have trained iraqi policemen. it is time to finalize stepping up to take control of the country. as with any conflict or war throughout this nation's history of believe that they all come to an end. that is just history. host: thank you, we will go to defiance, ohio. caller: good morning, i stand corrected. i am a republican but i was definitely against the war, the invasion, the whole thing. but that was a horrible movie

she spokane washington at the patient's advocate foundation. this is about 40 minutes. >> good evening. good evening. i would like to invite all of you to continue to enjoy your dinner, but we certainly want to have adequate time and attention to enjoy the remark that elizabeth edwards is here to share with us this evening. i would like to introduce her the way all of us as advocates i think know her. i think elizabeth that if there was one thing this audience could say to you is that we see you to be a woman of substance. bctv someone that is an advocate for children. [applause] you are passionate about sharing your experience with cancer. we see you also as someone who is reached into your community and established scholarships and in honor of your son, wade and also an honor of your father and we also have scholarships for survivors. wees seawall so as someone who decided that he would record your thoughts and your emotions or all of us to learn from. your first book was saving graces, pining solis end-strength from friends and strangers. yo