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Sorry, but I think there is more to it than just defending your country. If that's all it takes to make Dlad Dracula the Impaler a hero, then Bin Laden and those guys in the planes can make the same argurment.
There is no connection between arguing against a war and having respect and support for a soldier fighting in it. I am Canadian. I disagree with Canada's role in Afghanistan. I have utmost respect for the soldiers (of both sides since Afghani soldiers are obviously defending their country). I have relatives in the Canadian forces. I know what soldiers must do, and that they must do it if they are ordered to whether they agree with the war or not. That loyalty to their duty must be respected and admired.
I am not in the least unpatriotic or disrespectful of anyone by my disagreement with our government's decision to send troops.
I just disagree with my govenment. That too is a democratic right that must also be respected in both Canada and the U.S.
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