Support The Troops

There have been some e-mails going around about supporting our troops. I'd like to put my full and complete support behind this. I fully support our troops in the U.S. military.

Except when they are ordered to invade a sovereign nation such as Iraq, which has never threatened the United States. Or Haiti. Or Grenada. Or Panama. Or Lebanon. Or Nicaragua. Or the Dominican Republic.

Except when over one million Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotian men, women and children are brutally murdered, because we were afraid a small Asian country would go Communist.

Except when United States troops invaded the Philippines and occupied the country for 30 years, in order to "civilize" the country, killing tens of thousands.

Except when United States soldiers fired on Mexican citizens in Veracruz in 1914, for refusing to honor our flag.

Except when American airmen dropped two atomic bombs in Japan, killing and irradiating millions, despite the fact that war crimes tribunal testimony indicated that the Japanese were about to surrender and the Americans, French, British and Soviets all knew it.

Except for the thousands of tons of napalm we've dropped since 1945 (yes, 1945), which may be one of the most horrific, inhuman actions in the history of mankind.

Except when the military violates international law in attempting to assassinate foreign leaders (Fidel Castro in Cuba, Patrice Lumumba in the Congo), a clear violation of both U.S. law and multiple international laws.

Except when the U.S. military props up brutal dictatorships or overthrows democratically elected governments, as with Sukarno in Indonesia, Lumumba in the Congo, Pinochet in Chile, Duvalier in Haiti, Duarte in El Salvador, and two dozen other examples.

Except when American soldiers stationed at the base at Okinawa rape Japanese women.

Oh yeah, except when American soldiers take pictures of captured Muslim prisoners, naked and wearing dog collars.

Other than that, I support our troops.