"He's a great American .... what is your contribution?"
Tell that to the Americans who were kidnapped after North began running what George Schultz called a "Hostage Bazaar" with his partners in Tehran. Whats patriotic about that? Would you want Bush to sell weapons to Bin Laden in exchange for a truce, seriously is that where your ethics take you?
Have you ever stepped on ground, that wasn't your own- to protect people that couldn't protect themselves?
Ollie North is a American hero and you are not fit to clean his boots. I am sure while Ollie was serving this country you were out hugging a tree somewhere