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Originally Posted by Cowperson
You must realize, of course, that many decorated war veterans - men who have seen the horror of war - on both the Democrats and Republicans voted in favour of going into Iraq and Afghanistan, knowing beforehand thousands would die as a result of them raising their hand.
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Yeah, but things have changed. They voted in favor of the war because they were told all sorts of things that turned out to be false, and I'm sure (at least I hope) that they voted in favor of the war because they believed there was some sort of a plan for the aftermath.
Re: booing the soldiers -- there is a big difference between booing the soldiers and just not cheering them.