[pollyannaish]

OK, here you go—disagreement instead of suppression:

Our elected officials do what they PERCEIVE the population wants them to do. Our young men and women deserve better than AMERICANS that backseat drive, whine, complain and give up, all the while blaming it on somebody else.

It is far past time for the decent among us to stand up and take responsibility for this war DESPITE any failings by our elected officials. I can pretty much say that most of us believe they are severely human...and all that implies.

But you know what?

YOU are turning this into Viet Nam, while the rest of us on this thread are desperately trying to send a different message to our politicians to KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. YOU are not giving the elected officials the backbone, support and political cover it takes to win a war. YOU have given up...and in doing so force the politicians to give up as well.

TAKE SOME PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING AND CHANGE IT. Take the initiative to change the momentum. Do whatever it takes...instead of standing around reliving old glories and kvetching.

Now for the yelling part: If you can not do that, it's time to sit down and shut up and eat your cookies. Or a bunch of us "girls" will kick your....(I'm not going to say it because I might muss my hair.)

[DCPatriot]

Thanks for that! ;^)