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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1065089/posts?page=28#28 When I first heard about this story of tribute being paid to our Iraqi wounded, I was relieved in so many ways. The Deutche Welle news here had been so anti-American during the first days of the war (or so I felt, being quite on the defensive myself). German protests were very loud, and Schroeder had my teeth on edge. I still hear a lot of European popular music over the Internet that strikes me as anti-American, which doesn't help.
Why would this event give me such satisfaction? Let me explain. The thought struck me that no matter how hostile German "greens," socialists, or even Nazis, heaven forbid -- we imagine all sorts of things when we hear about anti-semitic graffiti and violence in east Germany -- become, when all is said and done the German soldier, police officer, and special forces troops will stand with America. In other words, what is there to really fear.
German political leadership might fail, but they will have no currency with the soldiers this time. I suspect the same is true of the French military, which has fought with us in Indochina, as well as (presumably) many other secret locations around the world since WWII.
Once again, soldiers of the free world will be our bullwark against tyranny.