Charlie, nice post. I wish more Americans felt as we do. Tonight I was watching C-Span's airing of Sec Def's Donald Rumsfeld's press conference where he fielded questions regarding the current situation in Iraq. It was troublesome to hear some of the questions, doubting support of our President, our country. What really troubled me is the press conference that aired after, given by "The Veterans for Common Sense", headed by a Desert Storm Veteran E4/Specialist Erik Gustafson. To make a very long story short, he was seeming to represent all Gulf War Vets, and Americans, stating that we should not rush into war with Iraq, and that there is no evidence that Iraq is a threat, etc., etc. This has upset me greatly. Personally, I too am a Desert Storm vet while I served in the US Army. Currently,I'm serving in the US Air Force, and I felt compelled to express my thoughts. I will, without a doubt deploy to Iraq if my country call on me. I was just wanting to vent and disassociate myself with jerk-offs like Gustafson, who unbelievably once took an oath to support and defend our nation. Whew....I feel much better. I would like to say that I am among the active duty members that would lay their life down for the defense of our nation, and ironically the right of the previously mentioned ****'s right to express his beliefs, even though I strongly disagree.
Now I feel better.
