[LonghornFreeper]

Yes, you did degrade her. Referring to a recovered prisoner of war, who, if this story is true (and I prefaced my previous remark with that as well), fought bravely for her country as a "little girl" is extremely degrading. You also stated that she is not a heroine, but many men I know would have run or cowered in her situation. And no, not every opinion is of equal value. The anti-american protestors have opinions also, but that does not mean they are valuable opinions. If you choose to live in some fantasy world where 19 year old girls are "home with their daddys" instead of in college or doing something with their lives then you need a serious reality check. I am not suggesting that women should be in frontline combat roles, but she wasn't in a frontline combat role intentionally, she got thrust into one because somebody sent her convoy the wrong way. She did a damn fine job, and deserves some respect.

[FirstTomato]

I heard on the cable news the other day that our special ops guys were "listening" to her for at least a day, and all they heard was whimpering and crying. She sounds like she was a wreck! That's when I got the initial impression that she was just a scared little girl.