Iraq - Pennsylvania Doesn't Support the War

That's according to Gov. Ed Rendell.

Responding to the scandal of "Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll's uninvited appearance at the soldier's funeral and her criticism of the war in Iraq," Rendell had this to say:

"It's not the business of state government to support the war, but our state supports the men and women who are fighting this war," Rendell said during an appearance in Mt. Washington.

I'm sure this will come as a shock to the "more than 1,000 Pennsylvania National Guard members currently serving in Iraq. The total of 3,200 will make the largest contribution of National Guard troops in the nation, according to the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs."

I had an idea of what Bush meant when he said either your with us or your against us but I had no idea it might include Americans, especially American state Governors.

How does Rendell's statement here square with this farewell to Pennsylvania's National Guard troops on the occasion of their deployment to Iraq.

"All 4,000-plus of you are liberators," Rendell said. "Liberators in the sense that what we're doing in Iraq is to try to bring democracy to people who have been enslaved."

And it's not just a case of the "state" supporting the war, it's more a case of "[Lt Gov] Knoll also told Kubiak "that the (state) government was against the war."

So, how do you suppose a Pennsylvania National Guardsmen feels, away from his normal job and family, in a war zone and fighting not just for Iraqi freedom but for America's as well, knowing that if he his killed defending his country and state, that an anti-war protest by his state's government awaits him?

How do you suppose he feels knowing that as a "liberator" trying "to bring democracy to people who have been enslaved", it's "not the business of [his] state government to support the war" and thereby his efforts?

You cannot be against the war and for our troops at the same time. That's like saying you're against the medicine but you support the doctor. It's nonsense.

America voted for war and is at war, Rendell's statement to my mind, borders on treason and is certainly subversion.
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