The number of Wisconsin dead is now 46. Two more tragically died yesterday. This has to end.

You are an absolute pig and a total opportunist. How dare you take advantage of Sgt. Maida's sacrifice in order to further your petty agenda. Although his death is tragic, as a soldier, Sgt. Maida understood the nature of his service, and its possible consequences.

Don't even try to sound sympathetic to his plight- we're he still alive, you'd be spitting on him along with the rest of the members of the armed forces. What you have done is essentially to bring to life the nightmare of every man and woman in the military: that their death(s) should be capitalized upon by the wavering masses of the anti-war "movement."

Everyone sees right through you.

"According to the Washington Post, a majority of the suicide bombers in Iraq have come from other Middle Eastern nations. Taking advantage of Iraq's porous borders, men from Saudi Arabia, Iran and Syria eagerly annihilate themselves, hoping to destroy American forces."

So the "Flypaper Theory" is working? Those who "annihilate themselves" in Iraq are obviously unavailable for future attacks elsewhwere (i.e. against civilians in New York City).

"why?"

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson

There's only one way to stop it, Josh: round up all the Republican scum in this country and eliminate them. It should've been done a long time ago.

Yeah - we should pull out right now and ensure that millions would die in a bloodbath of a civil war.

Wait, I forgot - those millions don't count because they don't look like you and me.

"Yeah - we should pull out right now and ensure that millions would die in a bloodbath of a civil war."

Better idea: let's just take over the Middle-East and pump all the crude for ourselves. Those barbarians have had plenty of time to catch up with the civilized world in education, science, medicine, etc. They're still third-world countries. Why should we care anymore?

Another propaganda piece by "Al-Jazeera" Josh.

You don't know "why", because you don't understand that Islamic terrorism cannot be defeated until Middle Eastern states are willing to accept the way of life that includes self-government and individual freedoms the has allowed social and economic success in the First World.

Virtually every socioeconomic factor of the countries of the Middle East is pointing in the wrong direction. This is a part of the world that is on a crash-course to complete economic collapse when the oil runs out.

The primary reasons for this are the tyrannical governments of the region and the debilitating effects of Islamic extremism on women. How can a country be expected to succeed economically when half of its work-force is treated as second-hand citizens, and how can progress and change ever occur if the people aren't allowed to choose their own leaders?

Our brave men and women, who you exploit for your own callous purposes, are over there trying to build the foundations for a successful government and economy that have brought every modernized country prosperity.

If you had your way, the Iraqi people would still be suffering under Saddam Hussein, and the ideas of individual human rights and participative government would still be mere illusions throughout the Middle East.

It won't happen overnight, and there will be setbacks, but your continued inane harping helps no one but the terrorists who seek to move the entire world to the Dark Ages.

Where is Cindy Sheehan when you need her valuable opinions?

It's not all about Republicans. Lyndon Johnson was a democrat who escalated the all-popular war in Vietnam. To the poster who recommended rounding up all the Republicans long ago... this war in Vietnam might have been avoided had we rounded up all the Democrats back in the day and eliminated them. Don't be so ignorant next time.

Wait, is someone accusing Sgt. Maida's FATHER, the first person to sign the referendum petition in support of troop withdrawal, of exploiting HIS OWN SON'S DEATH? Are you insane? Is Cindy Sheehan exploiting her son's death? To paraphrase Shakespeare, "First, send all the chickenhawks."

"It's not all about Republicans. Lyndon Johnson was a democrat who escalated the all-popular war in Vietnam."

OK, so it's really the conservatives who are the bad guys. But virtually ALL Republicans are conservative, whereas only some Democrats are also. Also, I'm interpreting the phrase "all-popular war in Vietnam" as sarcastic in meaning. Do I understand you correctly?

"Is Cindy Sheehan exploiting her son's death?"

Um, yeah, do you own a televison?

While I understand that name-calling is an intellectual pusuit on the Madison campus by far the award for creativity goes to the author of "Al-Jazeera Josh"..that is truly hysterical!