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Even though everything you say might be absolutely true and quite accurate, I just don't believe that ANY American Notables should so openly help America shoot itself in the foot during wartime.

It really shouldn't matter that Galloway by chance fought courageously for survival with: "The A-Troop" (B, C & Hq Troops of The 7th Cavalry also) and/or my alma mater at LZ-Xray, Vietnam,...or that even The Great Ernie Pyle might not have acquited himself so bravely. Or, and for that matter that Joe Galloway is even A Great Guy.

What should matter are words publicly stated like: "We had the moral high ground until a week ago when news of the prisoner scandel came out". That's utter nonsense,...and to which I'm reasonably sure that many fanatical terrorists worldwide must be rolling over with laughter about, since and like all fanatics (political or religious - here or in Iraq), normally believe "Themselves" morally superior FROM DAY ONE, WHEREVER & WHENEVER.

Hell and besides Andy, even terrorists know full-well that Americans have already tallied-up larger body and injury counts at American Fraternity Initiations over the years,...than will ever be tallied-up in Iraq. Well, by America anyway.

Say what you will about terrorists. But, the absolute truths about terrorists are that "They" quite differently are UNITED and quite differently don't set ABSURD PRIORITIES for "Themselves" during wartime. Would that WE were less political and thus greatly divided, and just as wise, sensible and UNITED instead? Ironic,...isn't it?

Neil