Dear Beccy
"You pompous bunch of insufferable self-righteous demagogs. I may be in "enemy territory" as Joe so succintly put it, but I assumed that people were still capable of civil discussion without resorting to being close-minded, and demagogic.", may not be the best way to get both sides to speak to the issues rather than insult each other. There is alot of that on both sides here, but generally most of the folks are polite and well meaning. Fact is, Mudcat is the public commons for our little community and you have to stand up and put out what is on your mind, and take the good and the bad.
Now, I must say, I find it odd you don't address my invitation. I must say, I find few who call to support the troops are out here caring for the real MIAs in America, here on the streets of our cities, homeless and broken.
If you wish to call for respect for your point of view, which, by the way, I believe you deserve whatever you do, you deserve as part of our little community here, and we should all respect each other, but if you want to really demand more respect than that normal amount we give each other, do the hard work, not the easy public flag waving, do the real work advocating for ex-solidiers used and thrown away by our government.
Cheers, best wishes
Larry