Civilized Warriors Defending Civilization

USMC Artist Michael Fay visited one of my old haunts, Walter Reed hospital, the other day and created some outstanding art from what he saw. As a part of his typically stellar post, he describes a confrontation he had with a fellow citizen who morally equated the US with the terrorists. He wrote something that everyone needs to read.

Now I had just spent two days with Marines who by and large had been maimed by terrorist IEDs while either escorting a convoy or out on a foot patrol. I've been out on dozens upon dozens of these same convoys and patrols and they all begin with the same thing, THE BRIEF. The brief contains many critical bits of information, not the least of which are the rules of engagement, ie.; Law of Land Warfare and Geneva Convention protocols. The troops are reminded time and time again how to treat enemy combatants while at the same time respecting the locals. To assert that we, the US military, are now using terrorist tactics as a matter of broad policy is asinine........and I told him as much..........and more.

Emphasis mine.

Read the whole thing. His artwork is always worth the visit.