Reply #99: FreedomAngel, you and I usually agree on all subjects so I'm surprised

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that we are on opposite sides of this issue, but with all due respect, I have to completely disagree.

I'm not sure who, but someone accused Hackett of war crimes and atrocities while serving in Iraq less than 2 years ago. My husband served over there around the same time as Hackett and he had to move dead bodies and do many other things that are part of war, but also damaging to any person's mental state. He still has nightmares about some of the things he had to witness. It's only been in the last 6 months that we don't have to hit the ground when a car back fires. All of this is still very fresh for Hackett and his family. It wasn't over 30 years ago, it was less than 2. It takes time to heal from something like this. It is not just about Hackett fighting either. He has a wife and small children who would face the ridicule. We are talking about a conflict that is still going on and Hackett and his unit are scheduled to return to Iraq this year. Can you imagine the uproar something like this would cause for Hackett and his unit??? Even if it were a repuke whisper campaign, he was left on his own by his own party. The Dems should have stood by his side, but they made it clear they were not, even after they had asked him to run. If my husband were in that same situation, he would have done the same thing because he would have never let his family go through something like that without any support from his "friends".

John Kerry was attacked by the opposition and had support from his own side. Paul Hackett was attacked by both sides and had no support. Big difference.