No Joe. I think you will find that when there have been criticizms of you I have always supported you. I did not mean to infer that you did not have a right to comment to Beccy about her thread. Since you are one of the managing class, though, your words carry a bit more weight than the average folk.

Larry and Don: you are comparing apples with oranges. Both the down and out vets of other wars deserve respect and attention, but Beccy's chief concern, and I think she has made this quite clear, are the young men and women fighting a war in Iraq at this very moment.

Beccy: I am not one to demonstrate about anything. Primarily because I question the value of demonstrations. I always have for whatever purpose. I salute those who believe they do accomplish something and do participate in them in promotion of whatever. I do totally support the troops, however, and vervently hope they all come back safely. Not all of them will, but I hope they do.

Lepus: your description of the folks who are putting their lives on the line in Iraq so that you are free to insult them is just that. Insulting.

DougR