You must read the words of a member of the United States Army:

[acmavm]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3449870/

Afghanistan is a justifiable mission. There’s a good reason for U.S. forces to be there. Iraq, on the other hand, felt wrong to me from the get-go. Liberating an oppressed people is something I will always be proud of, but that’s not the reason Bush gave us for going to war, is it? He and Cheney and Rumsfeld and Colin Powell, of all people, claimed that we were under some kind of Sword of Damocles with all of the chemical and bio weapons that were supposedly aimed at us. That it was a matter of time until Al Queda used Saddam’s gas on us. He lied to us, plain and simple. He also did incalculable damage to the UN and our alliances with Europe, two international structures that have served my country so well for so long. But I want to ask—with the Army either broken, or about to be broken, what the hell are we supposed to do if Korea goes up? What if something happens in South America?


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Please do not use my name or state. Other than that, use what you can. It was reading those two articles on Early Bird, right after reading Altercation, that I decided I needed to say something. For the record, I am a Clark supporter, having served under the General in the past. I am also very comfortable with Senator Kerry and Senator Edwards. In any event, I would vote for the rotting carcass of a dead rat before I vote for the Texas AWOL.

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Scroll down to the first letter to Alterman under 'On to Slacker Friday'.

[BeatleBoot]

1. I read this on Friday...

at their website. Gave me hope.

Thanks for the post.

[amber dog democrat]

2. This was good

And there are more like this person out there.
"Anybody But Bush"

[RedEarth]

3. "I would vote for the rotting carcass of a dead rat before I vote for ....

Texas AWOL". What a great line....it expresses my sentiments completely. I had mentioned to my wife last week, I would vote for a dead man before I would vote for bush. This line is even better!!!!!