[thechat] A balance of opinion.

[Martin Burns]

On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Kristen Frey wrote:

> > The war is underway.  Your protests will only piss off all those people
> who
> > have family members in the armed forces.
>
> My husband is in the Air Force and the (peaceful) protests don't piss me
> off.   I certainly don't expect someone to change their anti-war views just
> because we went to war.

And there's a big difference between supporting the people sent to fight
and supporting the reasons for them being sent.

Cheers
Martin
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