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This is one of many similar e-mails I received in response to this post about e-mails criticizing my chickenhawk use of “we” when talking about this war we’re in:

Dear Ms. Lopez: Cliff May already made my most important point far more eloquently than I could, but here’s another vote of support. My stepson is a Blackhawk crewchief with the 101st Airborne Division in Iraq. He is fighting. But he’s not alone. He and his comrades in arms are the point of the spear, but the spearshaft of a democratic people at war comprises a vast army of uniformed and non-uniformed supporting personnel. When you say “we fight” you are including my stepson. His wife is raising their three children at home while he is deployed. They are wonderful children, but it is not always easy. She is a vital part of this country’s war effort. When you say “we fight,” you are including her — and the children. Their anxiety is part of the price we pay to be free. My wife and I try to support all of them the best we can. When you say “we fight,” you are including all of us. As Mr. May correctly pointed out, the war has many fronts. Before a war can be won on the battlefield, it must be won in the heart, and in the mind. You are an extremely important contributor to sharpen and protect America’s mind and strengthen America’s heart. And you have to put up with the abusive pedantry and subversive sophistry of fifth columnists who are trying to defeat us intelectually and morally right here at home. Yes, you are a fighter too. When you say “we fight,” you should be proud to include yourself. All the best,