We have to figure out what the right move is next.

I mean, it's something our military is now committed to.

And we need to be, I think, just really, really careful that we don't make any future mistakes here

because it could have, you know, very, very severe consequences, not only for the United States, but the whole, the whole planet.

Welcome to Independent Americans.

Welcome to episode 483.

I am your host, Paul Reichoff, and it is Friday.

April 3rd, we made it to Friday. And it is Final 4 Friday.

Tip it off.

It's Final 4 Friday. That's right. The final four for the women and the men in basketball is this weekend.

And I'm coming to you from New York City, USA. And the weather is pretty nice. The sun is finally coming

out. It's going up to 60. And it's also the home opener at Yankee Stadium. I can't be there

because duty calls, but I am with the Yanks in spirit. And it is also the start of Easter weekend.

Artemis continues to head toward the moon.

And today's artist, the artist of the day, the artist I pick each morning to share with my young boys, is the chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks for a number of reasons.

Number one, they were extremely courageous in speaking out on George Bush in the early days of the Iraq War.

Their music's absolutely fantastic.

They have a song called Traveling Soldier, which I think is very, very important for a time like this when we've got men and women deployed and leaving on deployment.

If you don't know that at first verse when she sings, two days past 18, he was waiting for the bus in his army greens, sat down in a booth in a cafe there, gave his order to a girl with a bow and her hair.

The song is amazing. I can't play it due to rights on YouTube, but check out the chicks and all their songs.

Of course, not ready to make nice is a classic and wide open

spaces. I'm also picking that song for a particular reason. Our guest coming up is astronaut Scott

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