Amen! IMHO our troops and our resources have absolutely NO place in a country that dislikes our freedoms and principles so much they will hunt down and kill innocent people if we DARE exercise those rights right here in our own country.
Use or armed forces to put a virtual wall around that part of the world and let them duke it out among themselves. It makes no sense, to me at least, to put our forces in harm's way to help perpetuate a way of life that hasn't changed in hundreds of years.
It's sad that there is a ‘religion’ in this world that is as evil as Islam, but that's the way it is. We need to recognize that fact and then act accordingly.
As for the good general, if he can't protect the life of his troops AND the rights of Americans guaranteed by the Constitution then it's time to bring the troops home.
Following the logic we're see being employed over there all we have to do is have a blood thirsty mob attack and tear limb from limb the demonstrators from that grotesque Baptist Church at the funeral of a soldier, airman, sailor, marine, etc. Would the general blame the folks from the Westboro Baptist Church at that point? I doubt it.
We should not be using the treasure of America to support a double standard. Period.
There sir, you hit the nail squarely on the head and drove it through the timber in one hit.
As Ann so clearly pointed out, our kids over there are in infinately more danger from the ROE than they will ever be from an act of free speech within on our shores.
You may have stumbled into the General's thoughts. I do not know this for certain, btw, yet a General is a General is a General for many reasons.