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Originally posted by oldE
Pat,

I know you think I'm simple, but let me try to explain it to you.

You make yourself simple, it's not what I think or do, it's what you do.

Mr. Reed's, writing makes it clear he was a serving soldier. If you read the whole sentence, I point out that this sort of thing has been going on for a long, long time.

I mentioned David Hackworth, called "Hack" by men in uniform. You look him up. No legitimate accusation was ever made about either "going over to the other side", whatever that may mean in your world.

I suspect many serving members of the military will feel he has "gone over to the other side." His message has reached you and found fertile ground. Thank you, however for highlighting and repeating the relevant part. (and thanks for the laugh!)
Les

You laugh much as the classic village idiot does, you know those depicted as sitting on a fence at the edge of a village, giggling to themselves at things see only by them. Laugh away.