Support Our Ribbons

Ok, ok--this isn't the freshest topic, but I am so damn tired of seeing those magnetic yellow ribbons on cars. And I am really tired of the soi-disant Left, who at the merest mention of the phrase "our troops" start back-pedalling like the Roadrunner when he realizes that he's run off the cliff.

Look--I know everyone feels really bad about spitting on soldiers coming home from Vietnam. That was both indecorous and counterproductive. But it certainly wasn't representative of all the protesters, and it sure as hell isn't a good reason for the "left" to flinch like a novice submissive any time someone mentions "the troops." A great many of "the troops" don't support the war, and dollars to doughnuts it isn't because they want to be spit on. Sending people off to kill/be killed or spitting on them are not the only two options. The "left" needs to grow a pair and point this out.

The right proudly declares that they have overcome the "Vietnam Syndrome" every time they use excess force against another nation. It's time for the "left" to do the same thing. I'll start: "Hey veterans, we apologize unreservedly for any spitting. It was very wrong. We know that."

Good. Now we can stop letting 35 year-old saliva get in the way of protesting an unjust war.

Meanwhile, I think it would be nice if our boys over in Iraq would wear t-shirts showing their support for our ribbons. It would do so much for the morale of our sedans and SUVs. God Bless those brave little ribbons, making the world safe for platitudes.