Allison,
So you've decided to ignore the advice I gave you yesterday, and instead take it personally...that's too bad, because I don't know ya, and was trying to offer you sound advice. It wasn't a personal attack.
There is a point to my post above, even if you don't get it. People with military backgrounds know what I'm talking about. The time for debate, no matter what your feelings are, is before and after the war. During the war, it is of no value to debate the issues. The only purpose that debate and protest can serve now is to demoralize our own troops and to serve as inspiration to the enemy. The point has been made here before, but A7U or whatever his name is suggested that I was sometimes-left-sometimes-right, and I was responding to him.
You folks who continue to assert your rights to free speech believe that some of us don't understand those rights. We DO understand those rights. We recognize, however, that you do not understand the psychology of war, and the importance of doing your part at the right time, regardless of your leanings.