>The question is what is the best strategy to get returning soldiers
>to think about their contribution to the war and get them to speak
>against the war. Blindly thanking them or demonizing them is not
>going to accomplish anything politically.
No it wouldn't, and I'd never denounce a grunt unless he started cheerleading for war. But I'm afraid that few of them are speaking against the war - they're mostly apolitical.
Doug