The left do not support our troops.

Today I came across a letter to the Illinois Times (an excerpt):

"I don't know of a single person, whether they lean to the left or to the right, who would say they don't support our troops. "

Peter Kullick
Chatham

Not true! If you're against the mission our troops are engaged in, you don't support them. Period. And those on the left (or, for that matter, the right) who say they're against the current mission in Iraq but they still support the troops are disingenuous. It is impossible to support the troops without supporting their mission. Those against the war in Iraq may not want the troops to die and may hope the troops return to America safely but to say you support them is absurd. It is not possible.

It's like someone saying they supported John Kerry but voted for President Bush. They can say they supported Kerry, but it is simply not true. Support for Kerry would have translated into a vote for Kerry.

And now we have some leftist whackos going around stealing the "Support Our Troops" magnets off of motor vehicles. How absurd! How stupid! It's just another case of the left supporting free speech as long as they agree with it.