NASHVILLE, TN  [Friday Jun.2.2006]  /WMQT.com/ -- The Dixie Chicks were in a great mood last night when they visited Larry King live, thanks to the No. 1 debut of their new album.

And, they didn't dwell much on the controversy of old, or politics.

Instead, the Chicks took the opportunity to finally express that they were never unsupportive of our troops, that they have gotten a lot of positive responses and a lot of letters from military families, and would go abroad to entertain troops if asked.

"We get a lot of positive response from (military) families, a lot of letters," says Natalie Maines. "It was just Fleet Week in New York and a lot of the Navy officers came to our shows. I went and I took my kids on a tour of one of the Navy ships. In the past, I've been a little -- everyone -- the far right sort of takes it upon themselves to label liberals as less patriotic, or not supporting the troops. That has always really bothered me. Anytime I saw a soldier in the airport or anywhere, I felt embarrassed and self-conscious like they were thinking I didn't like them or I didn't support them. That just wasn't true.
Being on that ship last weekend just showed me, you know, the way for people to know that I do support them is for them to see me, and, you know, there I am on the ship. I support human life. We have lots of support from soldiers and their families."

Emily added, "I think soldiers are not just one homogenous group, just like Americans aren't. They all have different feelings about the war."

"Yes. I think that was one of the things I was talking about earlier," says Natalie. "I used to think they wouldn't want us to come and I would be embarrassed because I would think they believed the rhetoric or whatever that we didn't support them, and then, you know, after being with the Navy last weekend, I realized that it wouldn't be like that and it would be great for us to do that."

At that, King asked if they were contacted to set up a military tour would they go?

"Absolutely," said Martie. "If people wanted us to go, we would go," agreed Natalie.

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