I don't think you're being too harsh on them at all, seebs. Too easy, in fact.
I watched a couple of video's last night (Parts 1 & 2) that interviewed returned servicemen who had been wounded in Iraq. Worth watching, I think:
http://207.44.245.159/article7693.htm
I don't think anyone at the top gives a shit. "Bring it on!" they cry as they live off the fat of the land and squander the future and the safety of so many Americans. And is the world a more safe place? No. Are Iraqis
*freeeeee* now? No.
Bastards.