You see, it's that type of Marine that frigthens me. He defines loving America as supporting war. The inane points in his poem are numerous, but I'll list a few:

"Marching against Marines, like me, here,
defending the rights you hold so dear,
assuming I love to kill and maim,
acting like this is some sort of game;"

No one is marching against our soldiers. No one is assuming they like to kill. We are opposed to U.S. policy.

"You call yourselves experts on what we should do,
on September eleventh, where were you,
while thousands of Americans suffered and died,
are you trying to say this is something you can abide?
Were you at the funerals as they lowered the caskets,
maybe you should remove your rose colored glasses?"

Well, the most militant anti-war protests are coming from New York lately. Those Americans were at the funerals. Has this Marine even heard the voices of the hundreds of 9/11 victims family members shouting "Not In Our Name!" about this war in Iraq? Where was this Marine when New York burried its own? Is his right to his opinion more important than that of New Yorkers who buried friends and familiy members?

"Do not despise me for what I do,
because truth be known, I do it for you,
to hopefully free you from terror's arm,
so you can have your freedoms, free from harm;"

It sounds to me like he's the one despising people with a different opinion. My post pointed out that I was doing what I could to lend moral support to the troops, while exercising my rights. I obviously don't despise people like him. Can he say the same about people like me?