At a time when French's mustard is forced to put out a press release telling people, "Hey, we're not French," and spoiled fashion designers cry foul because they couldn't show off their designs on the red carpet on Oscar night...

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We're at war... a war that has taken a back seat to pop culture and the rantings of pop culture icons who are so blinded by the spotlight shining on them, they think it's a license to tell Americans how we should think and feel.

And speaking of pop culture...

While American soldiers are on the front lines ready to lay down their lives for a cause whose roots most of them are too young to even remember, airplay for "Travelin' Soldier," the Dixie Chicks song which had hit No. 1, dropped 15% after reports that Natalie Maines, the group's lead singer, told a London concert audience, "We're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."

Let's take Maines out of the picture for a moment and focus on an issue that's been totally ignored. I wonder how many of those who have jumped on the Dixie Chicks bash wagon have bothered to pay attention to that song's lyrics.

"Travelin' Soldier" is about a lonely 18-year-old who is being sent to Vietnam. Just before he goes to war, he finds the love of "a pretty girl with a bow in her hair," whose letters sustain him while he's fighting. When things heat up on the front lines, he comforts her by writing "don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while."

Change "Vietnam" to "Gulf War" in "Travelin' Soldier's" lyrics and the irony of the controversy surrounding the Dixie Chicks is enough to turn even George W. into a fan.

While the travelin' soldier is fighting the war, his love waits patiently for the letter she wants the most... the one telling her that her "soldier's coming home."

But that letter never arrives. The travelin' soldier in the Dixie Chicks' song never makes it home.

And while some of those who wait for their soldiers to return from Iraq will be rewarded with a joyous reunion, others will have to console themselves by hugging an American flag at a graveside.

Think about that as you sit at home debating "important" issues like whether or not to burn your Dixie Chicks CDs.

While you're worrying about those issues, remember that America's travelin' soldiers in Iraq won't be able to write for a while. And many won't make it back home at all.

To read the entire lyrics to "Travelin' Soldier," click here.

To read the press release issued by the PR company for French's mustard, click here.