Can you support out troops and still be against the war?

So now we have a treasonous democrat leadership leaking the methods by which we were tracking bin laden and a treasonous press for printing it. Which do you believe we should go after first?

I understand Bunz, but what possible reason could there be for printing a story about our terrorist finance tracking program or that we are tracking him via satellite phone. There is absolutely no reason.

I could understand their thinking behind printing the story on the NSA wiretapping because they wanted to make Bush look bad at any cost, but the other two don't even fall under this category.

Both of my right wing pals on here want to blame the media for printing News that was told to them. You know it is interesting that the only person ever to get in trouble for anything close to classified information was Scooter Libby. I have little doubt that he is simply a patsy for a larger target but that is for another thread.

I will say this, when it comes to a story that cites a confidential source as the basis for the story I generally pay it less attention. I am one who thinks despite the freedom of the press there still needs to be accountability. If the media are not willing to disclose thier sources publicly than it isnt worth anything. If an informant leaks something that is being done that is questionable in terms of legality then whistle blower protection needs to be in place. If they leak something that is classified then they need to be held accountable.

The thing is that both sides play the media and the media plays right back. This isnt a GOP Vs. Dem issue, this is a corrupt party system versus the American people.

Yes.

You'd have to be real cruel to hope they get hurt, even if you don't support what they're doing.

On the other hand, my compassion for them is limited, given they volunteered to serve. They took the risk, so they must take responsibility for the consequences. If we still had a draft, I would support them completely (from the safety of an apartment in Santo Domingo, of course, I won't serve if I can help it).

-Dr House