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You cared enough to make some of the most disparaging and despicable comments I've ever read on FR.
As stated on another thread, PFC Lynch is a rather humble, unassuming young lady who has neither asked for nor craves the title of "hero" and the spotlight that has shone quite glaringly on her since March. She is upset that her story has been glamorized/fictionalized for the agendas of others, most notably the Pentagon, who first propagated the story of her "firing until she was out of ammo", a story which captured the hearts of the American people just when support for this war was sorely craved and needed by the Bush administration. Suddenly, the media was handed a rather fanciful account of a young attractive blonde female soldier, and the public salivated over it like the rabid dogs we are.
Her story has served the Iraqi lawyer quite well also. It has bought him a new life in a free country, a nice job, a lucrative book deal and the inherent fame and fortune that go along with being the self-appointed hero under circumstances that are questionable at best (PFC Lynch does not recall him, states she was NOT slapped while in the hospital, and the hospital personnel cast reasonable doubt that he or his wife were ever there.)
PFC Lynch's father stated that books and movies were being set forth whether they agreed or not, so they decided to cooperate with Bragg in the hopes that as much of the actual facts could be brought out as possible. PFC Lynch did not seek the spotlight nor is she particularly comfortable in it, but when faced with so many differing versions of what took place, she is attempting to set the record straight, as much as is possible with her memory lapse of some of the more painful details which were nevertheless verified by her physical condition.
Your venomous comments about PFC Lynch are uncalled for and quite offensive. So she didn't want to meet the Iraqi lawyer who SUPPOSEDLY is the hero in all this? As stated quite frequently already, time constraints (both hers AND his) made the public meeting impossible, but that does not preclude a private meeting between the two. And you, dear sir, are in no position to dictate whether she is even ready to endure that.
As far as your name-calling and saying she shouldn't have been rescued, your offensive comments reflect the caliber of your character. It's a shame that PFC Lynch and thousands of others like her put their very lives on the line to ensure the freedom of nit-wits like yourself to continue to speak as rudely as you do.

Maybe you ought to examine some of your own "venomous comments" to others, including myself.

You get all high and mighty on my criticism yet your comments drip of genuine hatred all because we have a different opinion.

I don't retract s single thing I've said about her. I still view her the same and include you under the same umbrella.

What I truly found humorous was the "Moderator" cutting in concerned about the word "*itch". As if this was "abuse" or "profanity". It's not. In fact, when ole Hillary was in the headlines more, a newcomer might think that was her name! It was used so often that even I tired of it. I call that selective hypocrisy. I;d bet you are guilty of the same or worse.

My suggestion to you is "get a life". I don't kow of anyone that thinks much of little girl. Defend her till your blue in the face. Doesn't matter to me at all.