I know Travis personally, and he is not in the least "salivating" over the prospect of war of any kind, much less civil war. He is a loyal American who has served his country and seen the horrors up close and personal. He is doing everything he can to avoid the prospect, including indicating that, to his own horror, we are headed that way.
That's the way I view his comments. Is he passionate? You are darned straight he is...he understands what is at stake. When we are impassioned, do we sometimes speak out of turn?...of course we do, everyone of us has at one time or another.
On this thread, you can read his responses and see how he in fact apologized for one such statement. But forecasting where this can potentially lead is not one of them, nor should it be. It's the truth.
Jeff, he hoped for thousands of Americans to be hung from trees in Post 407.
Is that cool with you?