Silent Soldiers: The Heroes At Home

Your remarks about people referring to spouses / soldiers as fascists demonstrates the level of anger among the general population. It reminds me of the epithets thrown at soldiers and vets of the Vietnam war. I felt then as I feel now. The war is a mistake, but not the mistake of the poor grunt or his/her family. They are performing the duty they agreed to, and should be praised for fulfilling their agreements and words. The fact that our foreign policies are foolish and violent is not the fault of the soldiers, but of the people who elected the congress and the president; a people who have long practiced self-imposed ignorance about world affairs. In a democracy, we get the government we deserve. If I had my way, Daniel, you never would have been sent to Iraq in the first place, and Afghanistan would have been mopped up by 2003.

Alcuin