Stein on Stein on Supporting Our Troops

Joel Stein has a piece in the L.A. Times this week entitled “Warriors and Wusses” that takes to task anyone who supports our troops in Iraq. Here is an excerpt: “I’m not for the war. And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken — and they’re wussy by definition…. [B]laming the president is a little too easy. The truth is that people who pull triggers are ultimately responsible, whether they’re following orders or not…. I’m not advocating that we spit on returning veterans like they did after the Vietnam War, but we shouldn’t be celebrating people for doing something we don’t think was a good idea. All I’m asking is that we give our returning soldiers what they need: hospitals, pensions, mental health and a safe, immediate return. But, please, no parades.”

Ben Stein has responded with this piece in the American Spectator entitled “Saints in Armor.” Here is an excerpt: “The most heroic, ethically courageous, morally resolute men and women in the world today are the Americans, British, and other forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are fighting the most evil men and women currently on the world scene…. The men and women who wear the uniform fought, bled, and died to rid the world of the most dangerous man on the planet in the most flammable place on the planet…. Do I support men and women who are fighting Nazis who call themselves insurgents or Islamic militants? … I support them, pray for them, am humbled just to be on the same planet with them.”

It seems Joel Stein and Ben Stein represent opposite extremes of possible attitudes about the war in Iraq and support for our troops fighting there. I would be curious what our readers’ perspectives are. Scroll down and vote.

When It Comes to the War in Iraq and Supporting Our Troops:
	I’m With Joel Stein: Oppose The War and Tolerate Our Troops
	I’m With Neither: Oppose The War but Support Our Troops
	I’m With Ben Stein: Support The War and Support Our Troops
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