Joel Stein, author of the LA Times column mentioned here previously (http://ugacr.blogspot.com/2006/01/la-times-column-why-i-dont-support.html) "said he has been "bombarded" by hate mail over the incendiary article -- which was headlined "Warriors and Wusses" and held that U.S. soldiers in Iraq were "ignoring their morality" -- but does not regret writing it and stands by the premise."
"I don't think [soldiers] are necessarily bad people," said Stein in an interview with Reuters Wednesday. "But I don't agree with what they are doing so I don't see the logic of supporting it." He defended calling those who claim to support the troops but not their cause "wusses," saying "I just always think [politicians who do so] are covering their ass."
Stein said that he has been "bombarded" with "hate e-mails" since his column appeared on the Opinions page of Tuesday's Times, crediting the internet and a vast network of conservative websites, as well as blogs like this one, for the broad and almost instantaneous response to his words.
While we at UGACR wholeheartedly disagree with Mr. Stein's view that American soldiers are immoral for fighting to defend their nation and to help bring freedom to tens of millions of other people around the world, we do respect his honesty and refusal to engage in double-talk about his feelings toward America, its troops, and their mission oversaeas. He at least is one critic whose statements can be taken at face value--a virtue not shared by the overwhelming majority of war opponents.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2006-01-25T222721Z_01_N24212064_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-USA-MEDIA.xml&rpc=22
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