I am an American, and I am most decidely not a pacifist, GUEST US. In point of fact, I served during Vietnam as an 11B40, Light Weapons Infantry -- a grunt, a gravelcruncher, an eleven bush. I'm a pretty fair shot with pistol, rifle, shotgun -- and once upon a time with the M-60 machine gun, M-79 grenade launcher, and the 81 mm mortar. I've taught hand-to-hand combat. I have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, and should it ever again happen that I must use a weapon on another person, that person will die.

From your posts, GUEST US, you seem to be all mouth and no action -- in my mother's words, you "talk a good line" and that line is pure crap.

When you know enough about fighting and warfare, whether individual, small unit, even TO, that you surpass the Modern Major General's knowledge of commisariat; when, in other words, you have proven yourself on the battlefield as Colin Powell, Bob Kerrey, or John McCain has -- then, perhaps, you may have earned the right to express an opinion.

In the meantime, do yourself and the nation a favor and shut the hell up.