Most people would question the wisdom of sending young Americans into combat without going through basic military training.

It was his judgment that it had been a mistake to send Americans here in the first place.

But neither men made any secret of the fact that they have serious concerns about sending Americans to Bosnia.

These are not ideas to send middle Americans to the barricades - even to the polls.

Not only has the space agency sent Americans to the moon, but it helped put some useful gear into your attic, as well.

He talked of his anguish over the decision to send Americans into war with Iraq.

He went out of his way to say that he was not sending Americans to fight a war but to police a peace.

We sent young Americans to fight a war without asking anyone back home to sacrifice their time or their tax cut.

And having felt the cost of war, he said he opposed sending Americans into harm's way unless doing so was clearly in the national interest.

Sending Americans into battle is the most profound decision a president can make.