OK, I've re-read some of the posts in this thread and would like to retract my posts, FWIW.
I went bonkers when I read 'I just wish things would've gone differently... as do french, germans, etc... ", which I took as an expression of solidarity with the French and German governments, which is probably not what Cyrano was saying. I am not happy with the way the leaders of those two governments opposed the war. I believe that the troops we are expressing concern for are facing a worse situation because of it.
Another thing which confused me is I don't understand the need to express support for our troops by those who are against the war. No one but a moron would assume that being against the war means being against the troops, and such morons are best ignored.
That said, would anyone support sending the following message to an anonymous allied soldier sitting in his tent in Kuwait waiting to go to war:
"Dear Soldier,
You are being sent into an unjust, unecessary, and idiotic military confrontation by a crazy, moronic, oil-hungry cowboy (or one of his lapdogs) against a long-suffering nation which will now suffer much more as you follow your orders. I hope you are not hurt during this evil enterprise".
If I were against this war, as I would be if I did not believe that Hussein probably has WMD which he could funnel to our 'other' enemies, then I would now be most vociferously posting against Bush and the other leaders who are forcing this war to happen. But I would not feel any need to express support for our troops. Anyone who assumed that I had ill will toward the troops could kiss my ass. And any post I made in support of the troops would fall into the 'dear soldier' category above.
Out.
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