President george w. bush’s speech to the troops on the uss abraham lincoln
some of you will see new family members for the first time — 150 babies were born while their fathers were on the lincoln.

which answer best describes bush’s point of view as presented in this excerpt?

a the long deployment has been very difficult on those who serve their country.
b it is surprising that so many people coincidentally had children.
c the number of births raises questions about the validity of the information.
d it is promising for the future of the military that so many babies have been born.

im pretty sure its a

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