This is a beautiful post. And I can't help but notice that not one person who disagrees w/ your position has offered a counter-argument. There was a congressman on the news last night who put the "if you don't support the war, you don't support the troops" argument in its place. That argument uses the soldiers to score political points ( and thank goodness, it's not working). I think the soldiers are worth more than that. If "freedom" truly is what this war is about, then the soldiers know full well that they are fighting so that this long-overdue discussion can take place in Congress. After all, what point is there in fighting for freedom if no one ever exercises that freedom?