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Cadwiz, I wish you hadn't edited. I can't imagine your first thoughts would have been inappropriate. There has been a lot of discussion concerning whether those who disagree with a particular use of the military are actually anti-military or anti-soldier. The answer is that there are people who fit into all of these camps.
There are those who disagree with going into Iraq, but fully and openly support the troops, applaud those in charge for good decisions, and criticize the correct people when poor decisions are made.
There are those who look at it through a political lense and aren't really all that anti-military, but will criticize everything they can about the president and sec'y of defense b/c it meets political goals.
There are those that are anti-military and criticize everything about it, including the baby-killers who follow orders of the mass-murdering generals.
There are those who are pro-military and support whatever happens, including making excuses for prison abuse.
There are those who are pretty rational about all of these matters
There are also those who are relentlessly negative about the decisions of war, the day to day of war, and the progress of war, but claim to only be anti the leaders and supportive of the troops. Their language bears examination when these claims are made. JFKerry was not supportive of his fellow troops with his rhetoric following Vietnam. The criticisms about the missing explosives had a lot of anti-troop flavor. It's convenient for people to say they are anti-war and pro-troop, but it isn't always true.
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