Email from a Republican childhood friend...

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Can you tell me the last war that was actively fought to protect our country?

I don't confuse Nationalism with Patriotism nor do I believe unfettered Patriotism is a positive.

That said, I get your point and acknowledge it. I've just witnessed too many guys who drove a truck through a secure area that happened to have sand act as if they are Lawrence of Arabia and I should pay homage.

Unlikely.

You'll note that I addressed the sincere motives of the soldiers, not the underlying motives for the war, for example, the motives of someone like Pat Tillman who bought Bush's lies, left a lucrative football career and went off to war. Tillman deserves our gratitude. Bush deserves a trip to the Hague.

John