[JLAGRAYFOX]

That's great. They should repeat it!!! America and Americans owe our freedom to our brave troops here and around the world. I will do everything in my power to bring down the Democrat Party that has, by its actions and words abetted the enemy, prolonged the war, and cost the lives of our military personnel, coalition military personnel, as well as innocents from multiple countries. These Democrats IMHO are traitors and guilty of treason, and should be treated accordingly!!!

[polygirl]

JLAGRAYFOX, I'm sure there are many things you and I would see eye-to-eye on, but in this instance, I find the extreme nature of your point of view very unsettling, even, dare I say it, unAmerican. Now before you go off on me, please hear me out and consider the following.

What you advocate is exactly the attitude Saddam Hussein holds and what put thousands of dissenters into mass graves in Iraq on, of all places, a college campus. Their only crime was speaking out in dissent, something Saddam, like yourself, isn't willing to tolerate. It is the freedom of all Americans to express their views and fight for what they believe in that our soldiers are protecting and dieing for, even as I write this. I know you mean to honor them, but with this kind of rhetoric you do exactly the opposite.

A big piece of what makes America great is that it permits dissenting points of view, even those some of us find offensive. This you cannot deny. Hate the democrats if you like, but what you propose isn't freedom, it's fascism.

I know this doesn't square with your resentment and hostility, however well founded. To resolve this conundrum, I recommend investigating the concept of emotional intelligence.

As for me, I may not agree with what other Americans say, but I will be the first to speak out in favor of their right to say it.

YMMV

Polygirl