[The Urban Sombrero]

I don't know what your polling shows. I do however know, how the people act toward soldiers of this nation. And I know they are glad we're there. Had you the first glimmer based on your own life experience, you'd know it too.

First, it wasn't my polling.

Second, then, it is your assertion that the plurality of people in Afghanistan and Iraq are "glad" the United States is there.

Third, in many, many villages in Viet Nam, the mood of the people was not "glad" at the approach of US soldiers. (See "Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam" by Nick Turse)

I have great respect for the soldiers of this nation, but not blind, unthinking carte blanche.

In my view, a certain "Nathan Jessup" attitude pervades a lot of folk in the military. Not all, but a lot. This is not a good thing.