a state of being paranoid. Of course I was not insulting your family or any family who has had family members go in harms way or serve our country in another patriotic manner during times of stress and strife (war),(I did and possibly you did also though I will admit to never having left the States).

I do not mean to denigrate you in saying in my opinion you are paranoid from time to time but sometimes you slip into a paranoid state.

I am and have been upset with many of the actions of what has happened in the Middle East. (As a side note one of my sons has recently served in the Middle East). I am not a fan of buying off enemies or friends for that matter with cash. It has been a story for years that has been going on in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003 whereas the govt admits that millions of dollars given to troops to distribute to make "friends" cannot be accounted for.

It is a fact that in times of war "things happen". War is not clean or perfect but it is a fact that when America has gone to war in the recent past we have done so for the most part for what we hope is the common good to not only to protect the American Way (and in addition to bring peace to people in war filled lands), but also to keep the battle on foreign soil and not to allow it come to our shores and thank God since 2001 we have not had to suffer a massive 9/11 since and hopefully never will.

I do not have blinders on and hopefully I never will. However, my post was directed to you in that you had denigrated Wolf. I think you will find that I am not a mean person and though you and I will not agree on most items that does not mean I do not respect your right to say them and if I feel you are wrong or vice a versa, well that is the American Way.... Thank the Lord!

marc