One of the Marines talking to Rick Leventhal on Fox News just confirmed that public support is tremendously important to the guys in the field. Now, most of us knew this already. Someone should get the word to Tim Robbins, who gave one of the least gracious performances possible on ESPN's Dan Patrick Show earlier today. Given the chance to admit that, gee, maybe the mission hadn't been a complete disaster, after all, launched another broadside into the Bush Administration.

Another Marine, this one a reservist, just turned down a chance to say that he'd rather be home, saying that "the bullets flying is a lot more exciting." Gotta love these guys. Hope he comes home safely.