It's good that you can protest. People in Iraq and Afghanistan were unable to protest anything until recently. Though it's not covered in the news, the Marshes in Iraq are making a comeback. People have water and power that did not have those comforts during Sadaam's regime. Afghanistan has women on the council. A lot of good, but probably boring and not that newsworthy stuff happens every HOUR. We -- me, my friends and fellows -- helped with that. Military, Iraqi, and Afghan lives were lost for freedom from discrimination. We -- me, and the Soldiers I speak to daily -- are not there for oil or money. I am not a recruiter. I want the war to end too, but not before Iraq is free and Afghanistan is safe from people who don't believe in free speech or education for women. Taliban, Al Queda have demonstrated in the past they will enforce this type of life on people through violence. I will go back again and again until the mission is complete. If you don't want to join me, beautiful. I don't want you here if you don't want to be here. But I do not think it is cool that you would try to stop the recruiters. You might not want to join. But someone else might want to hear what the recruiters have to say. No doubt, if you NEVER went to war, military life is not easy. Early mornings filled with long runs and hard workouts are just the BEGINING of the average day. I don't get the Queer Kiss-in thing, but trust me that would have resulted in death in Afghanistan or Iraq before we got there. How about this: you kiss on, I'll Soldier on, but let the recruiters recruit on. It's choices. It's free speech. It's American. It's what I am fighting about and what you are kissing about.