whats the truth about soldiers back home, do yall not like us or is it just the Presidents choices u dont like
353192
ITS NOT ABOUT THE SOLDIERS. \nTO ME YOU ARE DOING THE MOST DANGEROUS OF JOBS IN THE MOST DANGEROUS OF ENVIRONMENTS. AND YOUR DOING IT TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.\nTHERE IS A LOT OF DISLIKE FOR THE PRESIDENT AND HIS HANDLING OF CERTAIN ISSUES. \nI AM FROM THE UK \nAND AM SAYING THIS FOR ALL THE COALITION FORCES OUT THERE.\n\n\nBEST WISHES.
634051
True.  Our government lied to us about why we were going in, and like sheeps to slaughter we believed it.  Now that we are there we can't just pull out and let whoever can grab the most power the quickest take over.  I for one apologize to those who lost loved ones because our president is a warmongering moron but can't support a full pullout of troops until the Iraqi people have a firm hold on their country (i.e. government is stable and not under dictatorship).  And no there is no honesty in the U.S. government.  We gave them power and they took it and have used it without us REALLY keeping up with what they are doing.  Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
1030407
Amen sister! There's so much heated emotion over poitics that the troops are looked at as the bad guys.  Yes, I Support our troops. I hope they make it through their days over there. I hope they come home, and will welcome them when they return. While they're there, I pray that they know, we're thinking about them, and care about them. Don't forget they're our sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, etc.
2103
My husband is a soldier and is on his way back from Iraq as we speak.  He has a better understanding of what life is like for the people, however, he also sees the hatred THEY have for Americans! Is hard to help people when they are trying to kill you!  He(and his family) feel sorry for the people who have to live in such horrible conditions.  His concern is this....How do you tell the good from the bad? How do you know who to help and who is a terrorist that wants nothing more than to kill you? Its a tuff question, and I think it depends on who you ask.  The general American public, that has no education about the situations in the Middle East most likely generalize and hate that race...HOWEVER, for those of us who do have some sort of inside knowledge(military), we are a little more understanding.  We feel sorry and want to help, yet at the same time, dont know who to trust.  I hope this in understandable.\nNow...do I or my husband agree to the USA being there? No Not at all, we dont want to be there! However, we must do what the chain of command says, or we go to prisson and can be put to death! When most of these soldiers joined the Military, there was no war anyplace, so we didnt ask for this, we may not agree with it, but we are bound by a legal contract to do what Bush tells us.  Now, MY husbamd is a medic...his job is to save lives...ALL LIVES.  I dont know if the US Military has or has not raped the people there...I can only speak for MY UNIT....and MY UNIT has never considered anything like that, and I cant believe other units would either. Im not saying its not true, im saying its hard to believe.  War is a horrible thing and horrible things happen in wars.  We dont blame the people in Iraq for hating us...as said, we invaded their land, and they are being lied too and threatened by the terorists.  If I was in that situation I would probably act the same way, but untill the people in Iraq learn to defend themselves from horrible people like Sadam and Osoma..then they will always be in horrible living conditions.
546320
I am a military wife and proud of my soldier.  He is deployed now.  Yeah we have lost people but those soldiers we have families who wish they were still with us.   you may not care about those who have fallen but i sure as hell do.  you need to remember what country you are in  before you go bashing those who is fighting for your freedom.
663106
To all those who "Support the troops, but not the war":\n\nI do not want your support so please be quiet and stop undermining public policy.\n\nThank You
961765
He is an idiot. No matter what you feel about the war you don't put down the troops. They are having a hard time over there. Not all of them agree with the war either, but they enlised and are standing by thier promise.
248741
depends on the person. i am against the war completely, but some of my friends are for it. A few of my best friends are Marines and one of them is in Iraq right now.  We all agree that we disagree with the war and some of the President's decisions, but that does not affect our relationship at all. They respect my views as I respect theirs, and I definately have respect for all of our troops overseas.
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You have to decide for yourself who to trust and what to belive.  I can tell you that you are right, there are a lot of lies on both sides of the arguement.\n\nLet me say this: Right now there is no way to go stop terroists from attacking.  We are only able to try and cut them off from thier resources... mainly Money and Recruits.\n\nSo when we find out that the leader of some country is paying the families of suicide bombers, like Saddam was in Iraq, we have a target.  In being there we discovered that many people from other countries in the area took up arms to attack us... individually.\n\nNo matter what George Bush says (lies), or what CNN says (lies) one thing is true without a doubt... if they can come attack me and my friends in Iraq, they aren't plotting to attack innocent civillians like you.  It is harder for them to find recruits when the able bodied people who hate us can run in hatred to try and kill us without thier help.\n\nThis is why I am proud to be in the Military, and why signs that say "bring our Troops home" really hurt our feelings very deeply.  We are dying to protect you, please don't try and put us out of a job.  This is what we are trained to do, fight.  Let us go fight for you, and please PLEASE VOTE... I want this country to be a wonderful place the world loves again and for all of you to know the kind of freedom I grew up with...\n\nNot a Fascist Republic hated by the world and stripping it's citizens of thier rights and liberties.
669121
no, but i'll go look that up now.\nthanks\n\n-Nice! \nWhy is it that when anyone points out when someone in this administration lies it's called disrespectful?  Don't you think it was disrespectful to troops to lie  and continue to lie about  why we went to war?!
768694
I volunteered to go to 'Nam, why would I (or anyone) try to avoid doing my (our) duty to my (our) country?\nI had a high enough number that I wouldn't have been drafted.\nBy joining, I eliminated the need to draft someone else.\nIt never ceases to amaze me that the ones who do try their hardest to avoid their duty to defend our freedom are the ones that insist on having it the most.
853996
Their are a lot of soldiers that do not agree with the war. As a soldier your opinion doesn't count.  Joining the military doesnt mean you have to agree with with any decision, you just have to do what you told. If that is not what you want then don't join. The only way your opinion counts is with your vote. Being in the military you are not allowed to discriminate your leadership. If you are the type of person that must say what you feel and its degrading in any way to your country or president please don't join. You must be willing to give up some freedom of speech to join. I was in the military and their is a lot i didn't agree with i just kept it to myself and served my country as Active duty Army. My husband is the same as me . I served a tour in Iraq and my husband is on his Second.  But you will see a lot of positive thing other don't see. It may even change you mind on some issues. Good luck i hope you make the right decision for yourself.
1121022
I support Our military and Our President. Some people just don't get it. The price of Freedom isn't Free. Some people just don't understand the dedication of the Islamic Jihad. They hate America and Americans and they will continue to kill us rather it be here at home or over there,Over there is the place to fight them, not at home. They have been attacking us long before 911, We just are lucky enough to have a President who will fight them back and not appease and ignore them.
905108
Why so you can gripe about feeding and clothing and arming the very people that save our lives??Contradicting yourself arent you?I thought you guys want to abolish our military and have that new world order you are working for.We get enough whiners about President Bush..,we put a dictator to rule over all the countries,wont we have a happy place?
233797
I did and do support this war, and I cry because we can;t get it right because of all the people against it. We're damned if we do and damned if we don't. The soldiers are doing a good job keeping their moral up, but it's harder and harder on them when they know how half the country feel. I bet that makes them feel confident to go fight every day. When I hear the left talk in here, I try hard to think are they right? am I wrong? At least I try and weigh the odds. The left are always right. Blatantly right. Their hatred for Bush makes them never wonder, could they be wrong? Just once? Bush has not done one thing right in there eyes.
314751
My husband is a soldier in the Army and I support him as well as the other troops %100!! But I do not, however, support our president in any manner. I see no reason for our soldiers to be overseas and it has been stated that our country is at its most vulnerable point with over 2/3 of our military overseas. 2 answer ur question, It's totally possible to support the troops and not the dumba** in charge! :)
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waste of their time? i dont think they had a choice in the matter. they did what they were ordered to do. did the military (before 9/11)have a clue as to what was going to happen after? no they didnt. most of the military personnel joined for the college tuition and or the bonus money for signing on. also to say "defend this country" is not entirely true. how can a soldier fighting in Iraq be defending the USA? with the exception of a few choice personnel who are assigned border patrol (coast guard and some navy) there havent really been any military personnel defending the USA except for Dec.7,1941 and 9/11. now as for all of you who think the guy asking this is just so cruel let me say this. I myself am an army vet and i see nothing wrong with this man asking his question. the fact that he is able to ask this question only goes to praise all of the soldiers currently and in the past who have either fought or fought and died for their country's right to be able to exercise the rights they have. when a soldier serves his country in the name of freedom, the soldier cannot dictate which rights the public will have. you cant say "im going to fight for your rights but youd better not badmouth me". freedom of speech is just that. freedom to say what you want. you have to take the good with the bad. do I get offended when i hear people bad mouthing veterans? no, because the fact that I am able to hear what the public has to say whether good or bad simply means that the veterans have done their jobs through selfless service which is exactly as it should be.