[Coop]

harshly criticizing the decision to invade Iraq... [u]ntil four months ago, he was serving in the Marines, commanding a civil affairs unit in Iraq.

Apparently publicly selling out your fellow servicemembers upon return from combat duty is an immediate qualification for office in the Dem party.

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I'll not question the service of anyone who commanded troops in Iraq; especially a SpecOps unit.

I am from this district in Ohio, and I will not vote for Hackett for the same reason as I'd not vote for any liberal, but there is (at present) absolutely no negative information about his command time.

I have no problem with any civilian citizen disagreeing with the WAY a war is conducted. I have problems with soldiers speaking publicly against decisions that have been made...their job is to salute the flagpole and carry on.

I have problems with civilians who attempt to undermine their nation's direction by betraying the soldiers who are faithfully fighting that war for them.

Personally, I believe the war in Iraq is a just war, is a necessary war, and will be seen, once we win, as a history-changing war, settling the long islamo-fascist designs toward world domination.