Has it never crossed your mind, mg, that the soldiers on the other side in ANY conflict since time began also had a large constituency of people like you who were intent on supporting them through thick and thin because they were "protecting our sorry asses"?

I'm sure the same bitter words you speak against critics of our countries' war policies have been uttered by the impassioned patriots who supported the very historical causes you regard as having been unutterably evil....and with the same unquestioning fervor and support of their military that you always demonstrate. Were they any different from you?

Your side might be wrong, mg. Or they might be half-wrong. They might be led by bad leaders who lie to them. Both sides might be wrong. Soldiers on both sides might be dying for absolutely nothing.