Reply #20: Like I said, I wasn't looking anything into your post... [View All]

Rather, I was just expanding the discussion slightly.

However, I would disagree that we as a "party" have been preaching the evils of war for some time now. Maybe certain segments of the rank-and-file have, but the upper eschelons of the Democratic Party (you know, the people who are "heard" nationally) really haven't been.

But I will say this -- if the party leaders decide that they need to take the direction of people like Peter Beinart WRT foreign policy, or to drift in that direction, I will not come along for the ride.

Having been in the military myself, and having seen the way that war affects those subjected to it, this is a non-negotiable point for me. I'm not saying I'd leave the party, but I wouldn't exactly enthusiastically support it with either time or money.