From The Tanker Brothers:

Lines Are Drawn, The Battle Is Joined...

It was bound to happen, Tanker Brothers and Sisters: the Anti-War crowd has launched a dishonorable rhetorical attack on the Tanker Brothers.

Now, I've been noticing a disturbing trend in my daily Milblog reading: the Left is actively engaged in an IO campaign against the MilBlogging community. Their TTP (Tactics, Techniques, Procedures) is to conduct "drive by comment posting".

Today, I guess it was the Tanker Brothers turn.

Among the choice comments that the Tankers' drive-by commenter had:

"...I would rather have a rattlesnake for a friend than a hate-monger like you."

"If you were doing anything for this country you wouldn't be in Iraq killing innocent people."

"And while I defend our troops, (with exceptions such as brainwashed fools like you), I know that there are members of the military who should be facing those war crimes along with the Commander in Thief..."

"Of course clowns like you and the old war-lord Rumsfeld don't want the real story to come out so your game is to belittle those who are interested in the truth. Screw you."

"You, mister are no hero. You are a traitor to this country and that is how you will be remembered."

You can read the whole post here. Anti-war but not anti-troop? My a**.

Remember, folks, this is the anti-war pattern. I've been getting more of these drive-bys lately, too. Not a surprise, really. In the Vietnam era, the anti-war crowd went from compassionate "bring our poor boys home" demonstrations to violent protests, spitting on returning troops, and calling the families of KIA heroes to tell them how happy the moonbats were that the grieving parents' son was killed by the "honorable Viet Cong." The anti-war crowd is quick to say that the spitting and the phone calls have never actually been confirmed. Yes, they have. Quite a few times, actually. You can ask my father-in-law. It happened after Vietnam, and recently.

I'll allow that there are a precious few that don't agree with the invasion of Iraq, but support our troops as a whole. But they are the distinct EXCEPTION...not the rule. It's going to take all of us - bloggers, military families, and average every day citizens, to ensure that what happened then does not happen again. The way troops were treated returning from Vietnam was unconscionable. It is absolutely unacceptable, and we do not have to accept unacceptable behavior.

Stop by the Tanker Brothers' blog and let them know you support them. And there are a few other things you can do...

Vote out legislators who trash our troops - like Murtha and Kerry. Vote in those who support our troops.

Support groups like Soldiers' Angels, Homes for Our Troops, and the Patriot Guard Riders, who actively work to support our heroes and their families, wherever they have served.

Blog if you're so inclined.

Refuse to purchase newspapers that defame our troops. Don't watch tv networks that do the same.

Speak up when you hear someone insult our military. Fly our flag. Tie a yellow ribbon on a tree. Put a magnet on your car. A sign on your lawn. Adopt a hero.

We who support our troops can no longer just pass by or shake our heads. We can no longer afford the luxury of internally supporting our troops. Now is the time for action.

Take five minutes to think about what you can do today to support our Heroes. They would die for you - what will you do for them?