Finally, An Honest Liberal

My son, an Iraq War Veteran, is safe at home now and trying to finish his college education. As you can imagine, he's seen his share of protesters. But he has said repeatedly that they have the right to protest, and that is what he was fighting for in Iraq. In a word, "FREEDOM". "I'm against the war, but I support the troops". I hear that line all the time, and I never thought it was very sincere. I believe that if you constantly belittle the mission to allow the Iraqis the same freedoms we take for granted in this country, then you hurt the troops morale, and encourage others to do the same. But the worst thing is you encourage the people who want to kill the troops. Troops like my son. And I take that personally. But today, finally, somebody came clean. Joel Stein of the LA Times wrote a commentary where he admits, "I DON'T SUPPORT our troops". Now I'm sure he's going to take a lot of heat from this. But at least he had the nerve to admit what the others will not: "being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken". Joel Stein may be a ass, but he does have that right. And that's what the troops he does not support are fighting for.