Politics of a military wife

Its October 6th and less then a month away from the elections.  As a military wife I feel very strongly about who is going to be president.  I even have an article that i am trying to get published, and if I have no luck, I will publish it here.  It really is a decision that can not be taken lightly.  For my family we are left with the realization that the next president will determine how often my husband will be deployed.  Currently, his deployment schedule is looking like almost every other year for one year at a time.  After watching the presidential debates I was hoping to hear something about how often our troops are being sent to Iraq and Afghanistan.  I even wonder if the presidential candidates know how often they have to go.  I am sure they do and that is why they do not mention it.  For all those out there who want to know the truth it is this.  I know people who have been to Iraq three times already, to include my husband.  Many of the those people have gone 12-15 months at a time.  You do the math.  What, its been not even 6 years since it all started.  That turns into one year gone, one year home.  Now each presidential candidate was talking about increasing troops in Afghanistan.  Where are these troops going to come from?  What if there is no draw down in Iraq first?  I can not even imagine what is going to happen to those in the Armed Forces.  When that many troops are needed they usually also have to apply Stop Loss where no one is able to get out of the military or retire.  I am lucky, I have a strong family and lots of support from friends.  What happens to those that don't?  I am not trying to sway you one way or the other on who to vote for.  However, I would like to ask this, if you know a military family the best thing you can do for them is support them.  Help the families while military member is deployed whether that is bringing them a meal, mowing their lawn, or just giving them some company so they do not feel so alone.  Our troops need your support and the best support sometimes is letting them know their family is taken care of at home.