Our generals talk a good game about taking care of their grunts, and the majority of our Beltway politicians bay with moralistic fervor about how they, too, support the troops.

That's what supporting the troops is really all about - making sure American grunts get the right stuff!

Fortunately, it's still not too late to develop a comprehensive global strategy to eliminate our real enemy.

Grunts on the line, where the enemy wants them dead, still goof off - even knowing that by letting their guard down they might die.

The defense bill should be about delivering equipment and support to our troops. Instead, it is being used to deliver a multi-billion bonanza to oil companies.

While there was support for keeping the current name, the majority of those surveyed, nearly two thirds, supported some sort of name change. At the same time, the research found strong support generally for preserving the history of the team in some way.