[TheRealThing]

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.

First I served and I know what I'm talking about. Second you didn't. Third, you're clueless about the US military, but you are a world class sidestepper. Fourth, I'm done arguing with you and the internet. And finally, somehow I must have missed the great respect part of your posts.