[Egregious Philbin]

No, you can't. It is an inconsistency, and an utter lie.

So I should support the troops AND the war for... the sake of not being inconsistent? THAT would be a lie - my opposition to the war is based on extensive reading and newswatching. I really believe that it will not make us safer. I oppose the war yet hope we win. If I oppose the war AND hope we lose, THEN I would not be supporting the troops. I will not lie and say I think the war is a good idea, nor will I put aside my desire to see my friends and relatives in the military return safely.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

And that way, when they return safely having done a job which you didn't want done, you can pretend like we're all a big happy family, and don't have to tell them that you thought they should never be there.

That is the typical sophistry and hypocrisy that we've come to expect from the paleoconservative left - lie in order to pretend that you were behind them.