Why do protestors pick on veterans?

If this banner read "Take care of our veterans" I would be delighted. If it read "We owe them" or anything along those lines, I'd be clapping my hands this man pulled off a stunt like this. The problem is, he hung the sign against war on the building for veterans!

Iraq was unnecessary and cost this nation hundreds of billions of dollars but above all too many lives and far too many wounded. Most agree Afghanistan was necessary, but again, has been mismanaged and poorly planned. I support Schmidt's right to protest what he believes is wrong but when he decided that he had to pick on veterans to do it, he crossed the line. While it is true a lot of veterans are against the occupation in Iraq and even some against Afghanistan, something like this end up insulting the veterans that do support what is being done. I've had enough of protests on both sides because they do not do it for the sake of the troops coming home wounded and lacking care. They do not protest over the suicide deaths. They do not protest over the fact military families and National Guard families are suffering financially. Those are the kinds of protests I want to see. Those are the kinds of protests I would join in on. Those are also the kinds of protests that could actually do some good.

Protester scales VA building to hang sign
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Mar 19, 2009 14:39:46 EDT

WASHINGTON — An Army veteran has been arrested after climbing up the Veterans Affairs Department building in downtown Washington to hang a sign protesting the Iraq war.

Forrest Schmidt was arrested Thursday outside the building, which is less than a block from the White House.

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