We constantly hear from this administration that we support our troops. As a matter of fact they claim that any criticism against the war or the president's handling of it, is tantamount to not supporting our troops and unpatriotic. But now we hear that the immigrant wife of one of the soldiers missing and feared dead in Iraq is being threatened with deportation even though her husband has applied for a green card for her. Wouldn't showing some compassion and making an exception to the strict rules in this woman's case be in a very real sense, supporting our troops with action and not just empty words?

Zazel,
You probably have some of the most thought provoking comments of any clipper on CM.

Yes it would. But bureaucracy is bureaucracy and only cases (hopefully like this one) that stand out and show how brainless (and heartless) bureaucracy is have a chance at overcoming it.

BTW, bureaucracy was designed to be brainless & heartless, and that is not necessarily a bad thing. But sometimes that design element really shows its flaws.