Even the ones that were assigned to Abu Graib(sp?)? What all of the ones that have been court martialed for murdering civilians? There seems to be something systemically wrong with the American GIs of Generation X. They don’t become heroes simply by putting on a serviceman’s uniform.

Actually, the ACLU defends the right of Westboro Baptist to say "thank God for IEDs." Soldiers simply take place in misguided military intervention at the orders of the US government. We haven't "defended our freedom" since 1812. Every military conflict after that has been intervening in the affairs of other nations, not "protecting the freedom" of our own.

How is our invasion in Nicaragua or Haiti, attempting to overthrow a democratically elected government, "defending our freedom"? Our invasion into Iraq was an act of aggression. There is no link between 9/11 and Iraq. We attacked first, violating international law.

It's apparent that some people just don't like our troops. hmm I wonder which wing they are on. (;

“Those who fight for our country, simple enough. I've noticed arguments saying ‘what about abu graib or the murderers?’... well, exclude them, then.”

But what percentage of GIs in Iraq have committed crimes while there? Is it a higher or lower percentage that it was in previous combat deployments? I know of only 2 incidences in which GIs killed anyone in cold blood during World War II- once in retaliation for what the Germans did at Malmedy during the Battle of the Bulge and then when GIs found SS troops hiding among the liberated inmates at Dachau. I know of only one crime committed by GIs in Vietnam, Mai Lai(sp?). But crimes committed by U.S. troops in Iraq seem to almost be weekly news.