Reply #16: Perhaps you're piling too much on.. [View All]

[progressivebydesign]

I agree, I'm anti military/industrial complex, I'm against the way Bush is using the military now. I'm against first-strike mentalities.. but I am not against the majority of people serving their country now, or not against those that served or died serving in the past. Kerry is not specifically indicating that he supports the specific things you dislike.. but he is rightly showing that patriotism is okay for Democrats. He's showing that the GOP does NOT own our flag. Unlike the chickenhawks, Kerry has been to war and has a right to support the military. I don't fault him on it.

Howard Dean, whom I supported vehemently, would not hesistate to do the same things.. I believe. Like many Democrats, he strongly opposed the Iraq War, but still supports the flag, the military, and the country. I have no doubt he'd do the same things...