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I would try to prevent my son from getting into a car with a drunk driver. If he did get into a car with that drunk driver, I would still try to stop the car.

You advocate stopping it by throwing someone elses kid under it.

I don't ask people to stand by their president and nation right or wrong. Standing by him when he is right is good enough.

BTW, don't try to pull any 'chickenhawk' arguments on me. I am a soldier, I just haven't been deployed in this....

"You advocate stopping it by throwing someone elses kid under it."

No, I don't. Especially, when it might be one of my two kids who I am very proud to say are United States Marines. Or it might be my nephew, a Navy Medic who is serving those Marines in the field. None of us feel that we are chickenhawks. A mistake many make is to think that pacifism means a lack of courage. Not so in our case by any measure.

And obviously, I disagree about what you feel is right. War is always the poorest option. I feel America needs to lead in a different direction, and I had a lot more hope in Bush's ability to do this before now.

Do I agree with the Dixie Chicks? No. Will I fight for their right to say what they think? Yes. And so will every other soldier. America is bigger than Bush, although I'm not sure now that he would agree.