Thanks everyone for the support, as for you guys who think im a trendy b@stard... thats too bad, because to me, you seem like the kind of people that are never happy. So what if there is a "rally around the flag effect", happens during ever war and especially during this war which has hit us at home. the comment: "there doesn't seem to be a line as to how far people will go in order to be part of the accepted norm" granted, there may be people who think displaying the flag is the cool thing to do, But dont generalize. i think most people felt like they needed to show their support for their country and what better than display the flag proudly..trendy or not. its not like everyone is burning afgan flags, we are displaying the flag, its a good thing.