[Yet_Again]

The General is only trying to protect his soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines. He doing what any good commander would do, take care of his people. How much time in a combat zone do you have? I’m willing to bet not nearly as much as Gen Petraeus. So it seems, you need to shut up.

There is no more effective way of protecting your own troops than by killing the enemy's troops. Trying to convert them to secular humanism while sniveling in the dirt of a foreign land is a far less effective strategy.

[apoliticalone]

While I support the Pastor’s right to do this, I think he is doing the USA military a dangerous disservice.

How many have served or now have a son/daughter in a war zone who believe that actions such as this Pastor’s is prudent and acceptable behavior? Not only does it create instability and danger when we have troops in non linear or asymmetric warfare where it impossible to separate friend from foe, it is counter to the overall mission.

I happen agree with the General. It was foolish move that could cost US lives. Is one serviceman’s life worth the right of this “pastor” to make an unnecessary incendiary statement? Not in my book! Was his intent to help the US military accomplish and complete the mission or was it counter to the mission? I see the Pastor as counter to mission.

Let’s give the pastor an appreciation of reality and put him in uniform and on patrol in Afghanistan. Then he just might understand how counterproductive his actions are to those serving. His actions make me doubt if he ever served anyone but the media hounds just like the funeral demonstrators.