Why does Bob Herbert hate America?

I mean, he must. Anybody who writes an article like this must be an American hater. I mean, we should call him, to cob a phrase from the great Fafnir, Lefty McLiberal. How dare he suggest that American soldiers in Iraq are anything but brave, patriotic and unfailingly polite?

In any case, do read the opinion piece. I'll let you decide what it says about our fighting forces. Our men and women over in Iraq have a hellish job. Does that justify what Herbert describes?