I think its quite decent for those who are troubled that soldiers are being maimed for a lie speak their concerns to that effect.

What people *can’t handle* is rudeness and disrespect. Obviously some people’s standards for decency are lower than others, though.

I don’t think its wrong for people who believe that soldiers are maimed for a lie to express that view in a manner that is effective. And some people just cant’ handle that.

certainly. I see people expressing their concern that soldiers are getting hurt and maimed for an incompently run lie.

For some, this hurts so much they have to shut it out.

That’s not happening here. How many times do we have to go over this?

“I’m going by — rather explicitly, and not implicitly — what you quoted. It talked about a sign. It didn’t talk about screaming.

I’m going by — rather explicitly, and not implicitly — what you quoted. It talked about a sign. It didn’t talk about screaming.”

I don’t give a fig whether it was silent or not. It is WRONG! My God, can you not see this for what it is??

I am sure that no one here cares what nasty and stupid remarks you make about Mrs. Sheehan. But you have absolutely no right to speak about her slain son. There is no honor in assuming the political position of a dead soldier. Leave her son Casey out of your diatribe. If you don’t like her politics then get in line.

But don’t think for a second that you have the right to speak for someone who gave their life for your freedom. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. Edited for insult. Keep cool, Wal. –ST

I agree that having people get maimed for a lie is a bad way to accomplish a mission in the WOT.

“Are you seriously implying these were silent protests? ”

I’m going by — rather explicitly, and not implicitly — what you quoted. It talked about a sign. It didn’t talk about screaming.

It did say “besieged” but I think its probably more like a gathering of people at 1 of the many entrances to walter reed: a huge facility in Northwest DC. Now slated for closure actually.

That’s not so. This is not about “caring for the troops” to the more radical elements of the left. It’s about despising the President and doing whatever possible to undermine the mission we’re trying to accomplish in the WOT.

“I didn’t read about anyone screaming this. Just signs. ”

Are you seriously implying these were silent protests?

Only someone who cares for the troops cares that they got hurt for a lie.

“You don’t “support” our trooops by screaming outside their windows that they were injured for a “lie.” ”

I didn’t read about anyone screaming this. Just signs.

Sam, you are flat out wrong here. It shouldn’t even have to be explained. It’s just one of those things you just expect people to “get.” Our troops are trying to RECOVER in the hospital from war injuries sustained in Afghanistan and OIF. You don’t “support” our trooops by screaming outside their windows that they were injured for a “lie.” I’ll tell you right now, if I were a family member and I walked out of WR Hospital and some nut screamed at me that my dad/brother/sister/cousin, etc died for a “lie” and also threw out some other anti-war nonsense, they’d hear from me with a verbal smackdown the likes they’d never seen before. You DO NOT do this. Protest somewhere else.

It’s unsupportive of the guy who sent them there to get hurt, and for how it was done. But to be concerned that people are getting hurt for a lie is to support them. Pretty simple really. Why else would you care that they got hurt for a lie? If you didn’t care about them in the first place, it wouldn’t matter what they got hurt for, lie or truth.