I'm breaking my own rule here of not getting into political or religious discussions/srguments/take your pick, but, as many of you obviously do, I feel strongly about this, so I'll try to clarify.

If attacked, I will defend myself. I will lick no one's boot. But I refuse to fight for any so-called ideal proscribed for me by the rulers of the day. One such "ideal" was keeping the world safe from communism (making it safe for capitalism), which was the raison d'etre for the Vietnam war. Troll, do you really mean to say that one was "worth fighting for"? Not even the U.S. government makes that claim anymore.

BTW, I did not run. After much soul-searching and discussion with friends and relatives, I decided to walk away. And that is all I will say on the subject.

Michael