You can say whatever you want against our Commander in Chief. You can say the mission in Iraq is useless, pointless.......a waste of money. I'm not trying to stop you, and you know it.
But it looks to me like it is YOU who are trying to stifle my freedom to say what I think. And what I told billbears is exactly what I think of HIM (I don't recall adding your name to the post....and I haven't read your posts, so I didn't have a clue as to what you thought about the mission in Iraq).
I gave my opinion, which is shared my many military families. If you don't support the mission my son is on, you cannot fully support him. HE understands the need for him to be there. HE understands its goal.
It's a widespread opinion, which was expressed by many military families about the peaceniks, and if you don't like it, that's your problem.
The Battle of Iraq has been won. The War on Terror continues......and it's focal point is Iraq. At the USO show in Baghad, there was a survivor of 9/11 who THANKED the troops for fighting this WAR that the terrorists began.
That is exactly what is happening now, and it is worth every penny we spend to keep that war off the streets of America.
That's MY opinion, and in spite of your desire for me to shut up, I am free to express it.
And don't you DARE tell me I have been disrespectful of my son! He is not ashamed of me, and if he were here, he would be angry with you for dismissing his mission as a waste of money. He is proudly serving this country for the cause of freedom in a war against an enemy that seeks to destroy everything we stand for, whether you understand that or not.
(The military understands the difference between xlinton's abuse of them, and Bush's respect for them, and you ought to as well. The comparison of Somalia and Haiti, and the military hater xlinton was a low blow. There is no comparison there).