Good for the Washington Post. They published the following op-ed by Wade Zirkle, executive director of Vets for Freedom. Mr. Zirkle served two tours in Iraq with the Marines before being wounded in action.
Troops in Support Of the War
By Wade Zirkle
Earlier this year there was a town hall meeting on the Iraq war, sponsored by Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), with the participation of such antiwar organizations as CodePink and MoveOn.org. The event also featured Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), a former Marine who had become an outspoken critic of the war. To this Iraq war veteran, it was a good example of something that’s become all too common: People from politics, the media and elsewhere purporting to represent “our” views. With all due respect, most often they don’t.
READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE.
UPDATE: Murtha responds.