Determine the central claim and analyze its development
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Our nominee for President is a true profile in courage, and people like that are hard to come by. He's a man who wore the uniform of his country for 22 years, and refused to break faith with those troops in Iraq who now have brought victory within sight. And as the mother of one of those troops, that is exactly the kind of man I want as commander in chief. Thank you. I'm just one of many moms who'll say an extra prayer each night for our sons and daughters going into harm's way. Our son Track is 19. And one week from tomorrow -- September 11th -- he'll deploy to Iraq with the Army infantry in the service of his country. My nephew Kasey also enlisted, and serves on a carrier in the Persian Gulf. My family is so proud of both of them and of all the fine men and women serving the country in uniform.