In addition, why do people believe that these men and women, the best-trained military in the world, who deal with bullets and bombs and God knows what else, are unable to handle the concept that some American citizens do not support the war? Dear God, let’s blow these boys to bits but don’t hurt their FEELINGS? They are SOLDIERS, they are TOUGH… I’m more worried about their limbs being blown off and PTSDs than I am about their feelings being hurt.

In addition, I have not seen ONE negative comment anywhere that criticizes the troops. Bush, yes. Rumsfield, yes. Rove and Cheney, yes, yes. BUT NOBODY HAS CRITICIZED THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING OUR COUNTRY. Surely, they are able to tell the difference? It’s only when people twist our message and portray anti-war sentiments as anti-troop sentiments that it seems as if the troops are being criticized. That message is not coming from us, people.

As for attacking those of us who are not willing to sacrifice our loved ones for an illegal and immoral “war”, that is reprehensible. If this war is so important to you, instead of using your hand to flip someone off, please use it to sign your name up at the nearest recruiting office.

Be proud that you live in a country where we have the freedom to express our opinions. If you cannot accept that America was built on those freedoms, then there are other countries which may be a better fit for you. Iraq is one of them.

If I rememember my history lessons correctly, America was settled by immigrants who were leaving their home countries where the king/dictator/etc. forced them to worship and think the way they decreed, to fight their selfish wars for financial gain, and so on. Have we really improved much?

Whether or not you agree with what this guy has done has nothing to do with it. The fact is that everyone should have freedom of speech and especially the ability to express how they feel about a war their country is involved in.

So express away my friends, you all have the right (including Dwight Scarbrough), but remember many have paid a heavy price so that you can.

Who has more reason to want the troops home, than someone who has a lot of comrades over there? Who hates war more than someone who’s in it?

“Support the troops — leave ’em there” (huh???)

The Vietnam war was also started on false premises and that disaster forced a president out of office. Those guys were my generation, many were drafted. I supported those veterans, still do. That didn’t make the war right.

Try to separate these issues. The current president of the US is a criminal and our troops and the Iraqi citizens are his victims.

I certainly don’t think that the content of Mr. Scarbrough’s speech should be stifled because it might give the troops the wrong impression, will deprive them of the proper motivation, or is otherwise impolite because doing so would essentially suppress debate on whether our continued presence in Iraq is in America’s best interest. Moreover as a vet I assume Mr. Scarbrough’s opinion on the subject carries some weight. Are you saying you would flip off this veteran for exercizing his constitutional rights? Then what was he laying his life on the line for? If you would do such a thing I guess I would have to question your patriotism.

However I must agree nobody wanted another war without a clearly defined enemy, no clear objective, and no exit strategy, especially not the troops.