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For openers, I would suggest that maybe war-protests do sometimes hurt the morale, of some soldiers. You can imagine that if you are a soldier, risking your life every day for something, and to realize that many Americans don't believe it's a worthy cause. Sure, that's gonna be bad for your morale.

In my opinion, the "secret" to answering this kind of argument is: Morale is beside the point. Those soldiers are fighting a bogus war, based on lies. Their efforts are hurting America's interests, not helping. They are making us less safe, not more safe. This war is bad for America, and furthermore the entire thing was started based on lies told by the Bush Administration.

It's not the soldiers' fault, and nobody is blaming the soldiers. But it's our right and our duty to protest that kind of war. If that hurts the morale of the soldiers, then blame Bush for starting it in the first place. If you happen to think the war is a good idea, well you have the right to that opinion too.