Shoe thrown at United States, not just President Bush

Not being an adoring fan of President Bush, one would think that I may have enjoyed the shoe hurling incident earlier this week in Iraq. On the contrary, the shoe wasn't thrown just at President Bush, it was thrown at this entire nation. For each American that thinks it's o.k. that the reporter expressed himself in such a vile manner, it is not dissimilar to saying you approve of flag burning.

I for one, as a proud veteran of the United States Military and former Arabic Linguist am offended for both my country and the President. Keep in mind, this is coming from a staunch President Elect Barack Obama supporter.

While I don't agree with all of Bush's policies, he is the commander in chief of this country and represents each and everyone of us abroad and at home. His approval rating may be low, but he is still an ambassador of this country and we as a nation deserve more than a shoe for all that we have attempted to accomplish abroad.

Seriously, each time I hear a citizen of this country snicker at the event I wonder how proud they are to be an American.