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I wondered how long it would take somebody like Fenella to show up in this thread. I figured someone would eventually start saying that if a sense of futility in the mission was a root cause of PTSD, then those among us calling the war in Iraq futile were wholly to blame for any PTSD our troops suffer.
Fenella, your talking points are old and tired, and even most two-time Bush voters don’t fall for them anymore. This wasn’t a defensive war, and nobody but you and yours are saying that “America isn’t worth fighting for.” You better believe that if America were invaded, I would be out there defending my country and my fellow citizens, not greeting foreign troops as liberators. And I strongly suspect that this is true for most of my fellow liberals here on this site decrying the damage this administration has done to our nation and its military.
Stop trying to paint all those who disagree with the Bush/Cheney administration as traitors, terrorists, or crimethinkers. If you feel that strongly, get thee to Basic Training and go see for yourself what it’s like to spread freedom and democracy at the end of a gun.
