The Republican party has done a hell of a job of spinning their Iraq war as some quintessential act of patriotism, the implication being that if you oppose the war, you must not be a patriot. The latest shameful example, and one that is backfiring, is the attempt to smear Congressman John Murtha.

The administration ceaslessly invokes the name of our fighting troops over in Iraq to justify this war. As if it is a foregone cconclusion that if you are a vet, or if you are in Iraq right now, it somehow follows that you support the war.

And every once in a while, you end up wondering: is it true? DO all veterans and soldiers support the administration and this war?

When this happens, its nice to get a reality check. In which case you may want to check out this blog, by a veteran of the Iraq war. Or this vet's blog, or this one, or this one. Not scheming political tools, like the Swifties; just regular Joes who served their country and speak their minds.

Check them out. And the next time someone has the gall to say you are somehow disrespecting the troops by opposing the Iraq war, you can explain the way of the world to them.

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