"I have always found it rather odd that everyone credits our 'freedoms' to the soldiers. The truth is that our freedoms and democratic systems are obtained by journalists and activists.
"Soldiers may protect from outside threats, but the real threat to freedom and democracy is a threat that comes from INSIDE.
-- Sunnydayz, 2008-09-05 [I don't see how to link directly to the comment; once the page loads, search for "The real troops are". Better, read the whole article first, to see why our freedom does need protecting.]