Absolutely I respect the rights of conservatives to voice their opinion on national matters, in fact I sometimes agree w/ them, just not this time. What I do not respect is the inference/red herring that anyone who disagrees w/ Bush's decision to bomb Iraq at this time is a traitor/ does not "support the troops". BULL*****!! This is the worst type of baiting, bringing up Jane Fonda, for chrissakes, do I compare the brave men and women currently stationed in the middle east to Lt. Calley?? NO!! That would be the equivalent to what has been said and inferred by some here.
And this drags what should be a great democratic debate in a great country to a level that sickens me. The U.S. did not become such a nice place by everyone just going along w/ the party line, dissent is healthy and welcome in a democracy. I disagree that we should be sacrificing American lives, (and inevitably non-combatant enemy lives), at this exact moment based on all info and events currently unfolding, not what we did right or wrong in '91 or '88. Some high-profile retired generals agree with me, FWIW.
Once again, I do respect the viewpoint of the pro-war faction, more so in this conflict than others, as a matter of fact, since I believe most if not all of you base your view on facts and arguments that I just happen not to agree with. And no, the CIA has not shared their info w/ me, nor have they shared it w/ any of you. So let's dispense with the idea that the other viewpoint has their "head in the sand". I suspect that some who are making that assertion have not even availed themselves of all of the mainstream information that has been put forth on the middle east and terrorism. If we really want to bomb dictatorships that have proven ties to state sponsored terrorism, we would have to begin with Saudi Arabia. Now that's a lot of sand.
