I have no intention of kicking you or anyone else off the board, mg. I don't mind in the least that you and I disagree now and then about some political issue. That's life.

I have often defended various of the few conservatives (such as DougR or Bearded Bruce) on this forum against really outrageous bullying by big gangs of my fellow (so-called) "liberals". Keep that in mind. I am no conservative, but I don't like to see people engaging in self-righteous bullying of someone who doesn't parrot their chosen party line.

I have also agreed with many things you have posted here. So what if we disagree on some of them? I don't feel that gives me any reason to insult you...or any reason for you to insult me. We disagree, that's all. That happens in a democracy. It's part of the democratic process that occurs in a free society.

I know that American soldiers are dying over there. I bet some of them fully believe they're dying for unnamed Middle Easterners, and if they do believe that...fine. I salute them and their courage and idealism in that case. But I do not think they are truly dying for those Middle Easterners. I think they are dying for the ambitions of corporate oil magnates and other very rich people who sent them there.

I'm not against the individual soldiers themselves. Soldiers mostly try to do the best they can in a very tough situation and they face what most people would never want to face. I appreciate that. Every honest soldier who serves has my full respect.