Were Confederate Soldiers Terrorists? (A Commentary)

Confederate prisoners during American Civil War. Photo from Library Of Congress

From CNN:

(CNN) -- Based on the hundreds of e-mails, Facebook comments and Tweets I've read in response to my denunciation of Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's decision to honor Confederates for their involvement in the Civil War -- which was based on the desire to continue slavery -- the one consistent thing that supporters of the proclamation offer up as a defense is that these individuals were fighting for what they believed in and defending their homeland.

In criticizing me for saying that celebrating the Confederates was akin to honoring Nazi soldiers for killing of Jews during the Holocaust, Rob Wagner said, "I am simply defending the honor and dignity of men who were given no choice other than to fight, some as young as thirteen."

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My Comment: One must read the comments for this CNN article at the bottom of the page .... they are many and they are very passionate in expressing their beliefs.

Amazing .... the American Civil War ended almost 150 years ago .... but it still brings out emotions and feelings that should have been buried a long long long time ago.