Timebuilder....excellent post. Well written and relevant. I've enjoyed most of your rhetoric.
merikeyegro...please don't try to whitewash this with the Hollywood free speech cr@p. When Muslim boy joined the military BY CHOICE, he CHOSE to serve under the flag which defines courage, honor, and integrity, and is painted in the blood of our great grandfathers who fought and died defending the liberties which CIVILIANS enjoy. Soldiers don't picket, don't speak freely, and don't fuc*ing kill their superior officers because they couldn't get a milkshake.
Unfortunately, the military today, and our leaders, are being pressured by those Political pressures to ensure everyone "feels" OK in today's military.
If I were an engineer, I'd find a warhead, load it with plenty of gunpowder, all the political correctness I could find, pack in some flag burning picketers, and screw Jane Fonda on top...BOOM. All's well that ends.....well.
Of course, let me end this by apologizing to anyone that I've offended in any way, shape, or verb. I'm an equal opportunity poster and don't post against any race, creed, s@x, religion, nationality, background, current furlough status, or income level.