I have been a Pittsburgh Steelers fan all of my life.  Growing up in the 70's, I had the honor to witness the great Steelers dynasties and watch how they played their heart and souls out to win the big game.  But my team cannot win it all every year.  I have also sat through the torture of some pretty pathetic losing seasons.  The Steelers were on top of the world last year when they silenced their critics who said they had no chance and won their fifth Super Bowl.  This year, they have done just the opposite and are having one of their worst seasons ever.  And even though when they are losing and I say that I will not watch any more of their games this year, I always seem to turn the game on every week and root my team on.

So I am a dedicated Steelers fan whether they are winning or losing.  I cannot say that for the majority of America when they have given up on the war in Iraq.  It seems kind of comical that when the war started, the country was overwhelmingly in support of it because we were winning quickly and dominating, but now, when times are going tough, most of these same Americans want to declare failure and leave Iraq in disgrace.  In the sports world, these people are referred to as "Fair Weather Fans" because when their team is winning, everyone is happy and joyous.  But when the team is losing, everyone on the team is a "bum" and not worth supporting.  I admit that things are not going as well as it was in the beginning in Iraq, but we are assisting the birth of a new nation, and if people actually learned the history of the birth of our nation, it was neither quick nor easy.

People need to start taking responsibility for their decisions that they make.  The majority of America was once in support of the war, but after some tough times, people have forgotten their initial attitude and act like they were always against it.  It is time for this country to start to come together again and stand behind our troops and our mission in this war on terror.  Although my Steelers are a little down this year, they will be back to fight another day next year, and I will be right there rooting them on, just as I do each and every day for our great men in uniform.  I am not a Fair Weather Fan, and neither should you!