The anti-war message: how do the Soldiers feel?

Well, I think that after all my own ranting and raving over anti-war protesters, it is high time I get you the real, genuine feelings of a true soldier and how he feels about the message that the anti-war crowd sends. Unlike any other soldier’s response in a liberal magazine, his words are not fluffed up or edited; this is what Milblogger MDG truly feels when people disregard his service in Iraq… these are his words;

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The MDG Answer to the Anti-War Crowd

To all those who are against this war, for whatever reason, I would like to say to you: Don't patronize me. All you who say "I support the troops, but not the war." are being very hypocritical. It makes no sense at all. You can't mix oil and water. In order to support the troops, you have to support the mission they are executing. Simply not possible.

For those whose vitriolic and malignant opinions, boisterously shouted at veterans, military members and supporters of the cause, remember that the freedom you abuse was paid for by the blood of men and women who, in all reality, were and/or are BETTER people than you. Yep, I said it. Some of you are morally bankrupt individuals, who spew bitter anti-war, anti-Bush, anti-establishment bile, and wallow in your self-righteous arrogance that somehow you are better than the people who give you the freedom to speak.

I would also say that the more extreme anti-war crowd is participating in seditious acts. Sedition is defined under United States Code, Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 115, Section 2388, as;

Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully makes or conveys false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies; or

Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or willfully obstructs the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the service or the United States, or attempts to do so-

The Code Pink protests, Fred Phelps and his ilk, and everyone else who seeks to demean and distress the American Fighting Man, in my eyes, is guilty of sedition. Others, who give open, frank, and civil and based argument are not, in my opinion, seditious. Dissent, within bounds of law, is actually encouraged in our system, because without dissent, what happens to choice?? To freedom??

People who carry signs and shout slogans such as "You were maimed for a lie" Are maliciously seditious. Their aim is to break the morale of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who have sweated, toiled and bled for them.

If you want to abuse the freedoms I have fought for, then be prepared to reap the consequences. Don't you dare hide behind the first amendment, squealing about how it is your 'right' to insult warriors and aid the enemy through word. The pen is mightier than the sword in some cases, and you further the agenda of the human scum who would like nothing better to blast you into chunks of human gore, sever your head from your body, or burn you alive.

As others have said before me, such as John Stuart Mill, those who do not believe in the cause of freedom are loathsome creatures. If you don't appreciate the freedoms you have been gifted, leave. Go somewhere else. The squandering of freedom is a vile crime, a crime against yourselves principally, and a slap in the face to the people who believe in its worth. You are stealing my blood with your lies. Go back to your dark holes and brood, for you are evil men, as evil as the ones we fight.
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Thank you MDG for speaking out. Anyone care to challenge his words? You who do not serve in our military would be brave to do so.

God bless our troops; may they be victorious in all they fight for.
Jennifer