[stm]

"They won't sign up to fight a war they consider illegal and a mistake"

This is lib-speak for "I'm a cowardly, spineless jellyfish of a lib who wants to bask in all the freedoms that come under the umbrella of protection provided by the US military without actually having to risk my pathetic girly-man hide to ensure their survival"

[sam_paine]

For a followup column, Chapman could drive up I35 to Fort Hood and ask the same question.

[Alas Babylon!]

Exactly. What was their excuse immediately after 9/11 but before Operation Iraqi Freedom????? Especially long before we started our buildup in Kuwait?

They were cowards then, or they would have signed up. Any excuse to keep their skins safe while relying on the courage and self sacrifice of better men to ensure their liberties and freedom to declare the war illegal.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"This is lib-speak for 'I'm a cowardly, spineless jellyfish of a lib who wants to bask in all the freedoms that come under the umbrella of protection provided by the US military without actually having to risk my pathetic girly-man hide to ensure their survival.'"

Very well said! As a vet, I can say without reservation that you nailed it. :)

[alarm rider]

"This is lib-speak for "I'm a cowardly, spineless jellyfish of a lib who wants to bask in all the freedoms that come under the umbrella of protection provided by the US military without actually having to risk my pathetic girly-man hide to ensure their survival"

Damn, that's brilliant! Mind if I steal that?