"... Senator Richard Durbin, who seeks to poison their reputations even as he pretends to praise their service."
Yes, Durbin was "pretending" when he said last night that he supports the troops .. because this is not the first time Durbin has said slightly disparaging things about the military .. or about the Bush admin.
Slightly disparaging?
Durbin compared the U.S. military to some of the most murderous regimes in history. What sort of remarks do you consider moderately disparaging?