If you read my post, you would know that I spent 4 years in the Army. I'm not sure where Lynch did her IET but you can bet that my Basic Training covered BRM, Basic Rifle Maintenance. Perhaps the Army doesn't follow the Marines and train every soldier to be a rifleman but every soldier is taught, or supposed to be taught, how to handle their weapon, ie. break it down, make basic repairs, keep it clean, fire it, protect it.

By her own admission, Lynch never fired a shot and her weapon was inoperable. That is not just her fault. It is also the fault of her NCOs. I give her respect for wearing the uniform but let's not sugarcoat the issue. Many kids join the military not to protect your freedom, serve their country, etc. They join because the Army is the only place that would hire them. Lynch was one such person.

Some of you say that she could not give back the Bronze Star. True, perhaps. But she COULD have stood up immediately and took a stand. She chose not to.

Pvt Lynch has also said she has little memory of her capture or the period before she was liberated, so I'm not sure how she can relate to the captured soldier at all.

I respect Lynch's wearing of the uniform but I cannot respect the valor she stole. She could have set the record straight from the beginning. The military wouldn't have DARED to take action against her. Of course, telling the truth would have meant no perks (which the other women in her company did not get, by the way).

Perhaps Lynch should give her $1 million in book money back to the fools who actually bought it. She admits that she lied, that she didn't earn a Bronze Star, that she wasn't raped.

Why do ignorant hicks worship this fraud? Why not admire those who actually did their duty? What about the 4,000 + SOLDIERS who gave their lives for us.

I'm sorry but I will not worship at the altar of Lynch.

I spent 4 years in the Army. I have many friends who are still in. A boy who is like a nephew to me has served 2 tours in Iraq and 2 in Afghanistan. He just got out. My family has served the US in the military going back to the early 20th century. My father was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart in Vietnam and my great uncle earned the Navy Cross. SO, I think I have as much authority as anyone to discuss the military.

I am grateful for all those who wear the uniform. But let's not sugarcoat things and think with emotion instead of logic.

Lynch had no career prospects. Upon joining the Army, she posed for nude pictures and reportedly had multiple sexual partners. She failed to keep her weapon clean. She didn't fire a shot. Yet, she was awarded a Bronze Star!

I would think that you, of all people, would be more angry at those who steal valor from soldiers who have earned it.

Peters is the son of a poor coal miner from PA who rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel, spent 10 years in Army Intel, and now is a commentator and author on national TV. I would like to believe he still has some Intel buddies who are telling him the kid was punk a** deserter. I honor those who served this country but would you want somebody to lose a son or daughter trying to rescue a deserter or a dumb a** who disobeyed orders to stay on base, even IF he is a US citizen?

Exactly, let OUR military handle his punishment. Or as you say, let the Taliban handle him. Like you said, he is an enemy combatant after all.

But it doesn't help anyone(especially the family of the soldier) to have some scumbag on Fox saying that the Taliban should just go ahead and save us some money. That is wrong and that guy should be blacklisted at the very least from ever appearing again on television.

Obama’s birth certificate is a letter of apology from the cond*m company! Now go squeal like a pig about “birthers” for the rest of the day!

But of course “Unnamed NBC correspondent reports that Unnamed sources in the Defense Department are furious blah blah blah! “

Get one of your liberal posters here to pull your foot out your mouth, you got OWNED!

Its old. Just saying NO because any success for America, furthers what most of us already know.

With Research 2000 showing an unfavorable of 73% and 21% favorable for Repubs, you would think someone besides Rush Limba would be the de-facto leader of the right.

Im sure standing up for our troops when someone says something as stupid as Peters did, violates your illusion that only whackos care about our troops. Get over that too.

Ellis responded in true fashion. Im sure the rest will follow.

Have a great weekend.

After I researched Ralph Peters, I came away thinking this guy is someone I could care less about. Faux News is 24 hour negativity about this great country and a platform for the media that has nothing nice to say about our President-thats not news my friend. All day, misinformation with bimbos. What ever happened to support the Office and disagree with his policies?

That is why I stopped watching msm proganda machines. BTW, your line about Byrd was hilarious.

Popeye, COMMENTATORS don’t get a job by being “nice”. The commentators on all networks tend to be controversial to get ratings. Rush, Olberman, Hannity, etc. are not reporters.

Interesting, when Bush was prez the lead story on the Liberal Media every night was how many troops have been killed in Iraq, there was almost a celebration when it hit 2000 on PMSNBC. That disappeared almost instantly after the election. Obama’s popularity is sinking faster than Robert “KKK” Byrd at an NAACP convention. Obama’s fate is a one-term aberration that makes the former worst, Jimmy Carter, look like a financial genius.

I beg your pardon. We back a winner. Obama won the election. You say the left likes dead soldiers? How dare you! Maybe you could take up residency with Ellis in his moldy cave. Like minds.