WaPo To Military: You Can Help Yourself But Don't Take Too Much

I almost fell out of my chair watching this video. NBC actually broadcast a video in which some American Troops were allowed to voice an opinion counter to the leftwing Democrat/ics.

Did you watch it? Awesome isn't it?

Here is the (insert adjective here, none of the ones I know are vile enough) response from the Washington Post.

The Troops Also Need to Support the American People
By William M. Arken
The Washington Post

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Through every Abu Ghraib and Haditha, through every rape and murder, the American public has indulged those in uniform, accepting that the incidents were the product of bad apples or even of some administration or command order.

Sure it is the junior enlisted men who go to jail, but even at anti-war protests, the focus is firmly on the White House and the policy. We just don't see very man "baby killer" epithets being thrown around these days, no one in uniform is being spit upon.

So, we pay the soldiers a decent wage, take care of their families, provide them with housing and medical care and vast social support systems and ship obscene amenities into the war zone for them, we support them in every possible way, and their attitude is that we should in addition roll over and play dead, defer to the military and the generals and let them fight their war, and give up our rights and responsibilities to speak up because they are above society?

Hat tip to Ward's View for video link and Just A Nobody for WaPo link.
UPDATE: Blue Crab Boulevard has lots of links to bloggers' reactions and a great email from his son in the sandbox.
Cat House Chat has a great post.