B-b-b-b-b-but they “support the troops”
They probably thought he was going to speak out against the surge. When he did`nt, they had to shut him up as quickly as possible. And Clark is just another Kos butt kisser.
The only time the anti-USA people support the troops is when they die in combat. They cheer each time the casualty count goes up, and have an outright orgy when it hits a milestone divisible by 100.