Stoopid Stuff

Thats' It, I've had It!!

This is something that has to be said. I hope I have the skill to say it correctly. I want to address patriotism and "support our troops" in combat overseas. First I have to say I HATE this war in Iraq. I HATE the way the chickenhawks and neocons in this administration used the terrorist attacks of September eleventh 2001 as an excuse to have a war they WANTED to have. I HATE the way the made being "Pro War" a litmus test of patriotism and support for America’s so-called "War on terrorism" while at the same time making being "Anti War" a measure of your support for the terrorists, making you a traitor? EXCUSE ME? NO sane person is pro war. None. EVER. War is a violent, destructive, murderous act that should only be reserved for the last resort. Not the first choice. But then it got worse. Now they want to paint you as a traitor if you question their actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. They say "you are not supporting our troops in the field". That's criminal. So I'm going to try to say this clearly and honestly. It’s not the soldier's fault. I HATE the war. I honor the soldiers. They are professionals, doing the best job they can in a bad situation. I do NOT support the war. I support the troops. Is that so hard to understand? Bush says we're over in Iraq defending freedom. One of those freedoms is to dissent. Sorry Bush, but I dissent. Your war is a personal vendetta, a criminal act that you should be tried for, from a cell next to Milosevich. I think we need to bring the troops home and get out of Iraq immediately. And I think if we were to be honest, we would demand that Israel eliminate its weapons of mass destruction along with every other country in the region. But if you think you can somehow say I am not a patriot, that I don't support our troops in the field, I'm sorry, you are clearly lying AGAIN.

posted by mikey @ 7:53 PM