Reply #6: You thank them because

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

They are putting their lives on the line (weather or not you believe in the cause), maybe some stupid ape put them there but they enlisted to protect our freedoms.

Any one of us would thank a police officer who put his life on the line while saving our live, should the troops be any different because they are far from home?

"thanks for What???? for killing a lot of Iraqi's, for what? It's a criminal, illegal war, for cripessakes and I would not want any association to it if I were in service."

They did not choose the war, start the war, or (for the most part) even want to be in the war. They gave up allot of freedom when they enlisted and they did so for the purpose of defending liberty.

In short: If you so hate bush that you let it bleed over onto the troops just stew quielty about the troops and let others who's hate is more properly focused thank them.