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The terrorists in Gitmo are being treated far better than they have a right to be treated. Their culturally prepared food (untouched by "infidel" hands) is superior to anything our own soldiers are eating in the field. Read the comments of a worried wife describing the hardships her husband is experiencing without complaint in Iraq:

"He served over nine months in desolate areas of Iraq where the rats and spiders had more favorable living conditions. He patrolled the camp in 160-degree heat in "full battle rattle" and slept at night in a tent with twenty men and one box fan. Their latrines consisted of a bucket and what he described as 'sandpaper.' In the middle of the night, he and his buddies would be startled awake by the sound of distant and not-so-distant machine gunfire. We scrape by on military pay, but I measure our wealth by his dedication to his values, his country and his family. I guess that makes us one of the richest families in the world."

Those are values the enemies of America like Ted Kennedy, Howard Dean, Harry Reid and Dick Durbin will never understand.

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Doug Patton is a freelance columnist and who has served as a political speechwriter and policy advisor for conservative candidates, elected officials and public policy organizations at the federal, state and local levels. His weekly column can be read in newspapers across the country and on selected Internet web sites, including www.GOPUSA.com. Readers can e-mail him at dpatton@neonramp.com.

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Note -- The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, views, and/or philosophy of GOPUSA.

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