'Debate doesn't hurt the troops,' says president of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans group

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Paul Rieckhoff, the president of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), appeared as a guest on MSNBC's Countdown program on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The former infantry platoon leader in Iraq from 2003 to 2004 explained that debate about the war doesn't hurt the troops. Such arguments, claimed Rieckhoff, are simply "political shields."

"The reason guys like me join the military is to preserve that free right to have a real dissent and a real debate about the most important issue facing our country," said Reickhoff. "That is why we joined the military. It‘s why we take up arms, to defend exactly that type of right. So I think is a really dangerous road to go down when it comes to the political dialogue."

http://www.rawstory.com//news/2007/IAVA_Pres._debate_doesnt_hurt_troops_0215.html

So the Vet's who put their life on the line arn't afraid of a few words... Good for them.. Let's Debate & Save their Asses...