Reply #161: I shed tears on the graves of the fallen on Memorial Day,

[amandabeech]

but I f*****g hate Iraq, I hated Vietnam, think that the Spanish-American war was just as phony and abhor all the little wars we've done since we became a world power in that last mentioned one.

My tears aren't crocodile even if I don't have any family member or friend in this Iraq mess. I have family members who served in the Civil War (Union), WWI, WWII and Korea. All but one are dead now, and when I go to that cemetery, I think of them--and I see the graves of two of the veterans.

My friends and relatives know how I feel about Vietnam and Iraq. They also know that I've been a Dem since I was 13. When I go to the services, I show people that it is possible to be furious at Iraq but honor the troops, and that members of our party love our country, too. If you're familiar with Christian terminology, which I unfortunately am, I am witnessing.

Hating Iraq and having feelings for those who went before, whether their lives were wasted or not, are NOT mutually exclusive.

I usually like what you write, but here, I have to take exception.