I have not read the entire thread, but after reading the first page it just made me sick.
I served with the United States Marines, worked in military intel via the NIS and also served as a civilian contractor. My service began under Clinton and ran until Bush. I was in the heat before the real heat hit in 01. I aided and worked with special forces and still have long standing close friendships in places all over and some of the closest are from the Philippines that include two congressmen and the under secretary of defense there.
Yet when I hear the swine of this world say they "support the troops" but yet oppose the war... I wish i could spit on them. Anytime I hear someone say they "support the troops" I like to snap back, "So what have you done for them lately?". There is a great difference between running a mouth and actually doing something. Even if its only sitting up late at night talking to them via forums while they are in Iraq and so forth, a comforting word via the internet is better than nothing at all. Most people cannot even sacrifice a little time for something as simple as that.