Strangely, I ran across the bit of wingnuttery just as I was about to post this.
“One of the things I’ve been reading and people have questions is how is it that I could have not agreed with the of entering of Iraq and how could I think that was a bad decision and that was wrong and still go over in the reserves. I think what’s important to understand is that I serve as a soldier, it was my duty to answer the call of my country and I went to Iraq despite the fact that I thought it was a mistake to go there because I serve the American people and because my nation called me to go. And that’s why I went. And I did the absolute best job I possibly could every single day I was there because my commitment is to the people of the United States. And that’s why I went was commitment to duty, commitment to country. And that’s something I want to continue doing to serve the American public by representing the people of this district.”
What is odd to me is that this honorable expression from Maj Duckworth should seem odd to anyone.
Mark Shields has suggested Paul Douglas Brigades for the so called chicken hawks. I’ve suggested in addition some Charles Lindbergh brigades for folks who thing this is the wrong war, in the wrong place, against the wrong foe perhapes; yet like Charles Lindbergh they want to serve their country regardless.
I heard both the Paul Douglas and the Charles Lindbergh stories from my Dad. Two guys with very different thoughts about what America should have done in 1941 but they both over came big obstacles and served.
I’ve posted here about it http://baarswestside.blogspot.com/2005/10/rev-roger-fritts-sermon-on-finding-my.html