Can you right wingers PLEASE define what "Supporting the troops" means?
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Cold Stone is obviously a troop.  And he's not really asking a question here, he's stating his opinion.  He does already know the answers.\n\nWe did go into both Iraq and Afghanistan without the right equipment.  Blame that one on Clinton and the Democrats.  Yes, they balanced the budget, but we now know at what cost.  It takes time to correct years of underfunding.  Bush had been in office less than a year when 9/11 happened, and we've been fighting someone ever since.  My husband's National Guard unit took Vietnam-era vehicles to Afghanistan in early 2003 because they were the newest they had.  And he was in Motor Transport!\n\nAs far as the "comprehensive plans" go, that's what happens when politicians dictate the battle plan instead of the military.  That's what the military is trained to do.  Let them do their job and leave them alone!\n\nAbu Gharib, "Bring It On", and cutting VA benefits are/were incredibly dumb moves.\n\nTo all active duty military, veterans, and their families - Thank You!  God Bless You!!!
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Support our Troops! - Bring them Home NOW!
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You use the term because it fits your beliefs.  I support a war to end the continuing pain and suffering of people ruled by a cruel dictator and his monsterous children.  I don't support all wars.  I support THE War (emphasis on the "the" and the capital "W").  That is why I use the term.
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I give money to agencies to supply aid and comfort to the troops and, just as importantly, I also give money to Veteran agencies (DAV and Paralyzed Veterans of America, for example).\n\nAlthough I would probably disagree with some of your political stances, I respect your right to disagree with the war and the President, and I'm glad you can separate your aid to the troops from those feelings.\n\nEverybody should thank a member of our military, current and past, at every possible opportunity.
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Not in the event of war ,i.e. (War on terrorism).. The liberals are really trying to get this one to stick, but I'm tellin' ya right now.. This dog ain't gonna hunt.. The lefties need to go find another pseudo-crisis to whine about..
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I don't see how anyone who knows the facts surrounding the Iraq war and can think clearly could possibly support him. Do the pro-Bush people realize that Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11? Being aware of pertinent facts like that might help you think more clearly about President Bush. \n\nThe issue is not about supporting the troops. The issue is whether the foreign policy is right. I believe it is not and that it is appropriate and necessary to acknowledge that fact. I think that the present state of affairs speaks for itself - the Bush administration is arrogant and incompetent. \n\nAnd folks, when you talk about freedom of oppressed people, that was not the reason we started this, remember - it was about weapons of mass destruction and terrorism.
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Supporting the troops can simply mean you support their quick & safe return home. After all, that's what we want, right?
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It is plain to me where liberals stand, they don't care that our troops are putting their life on the line.They do it because they care about their country, not because they were drafted.
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They (we) don't look or sound ready for a revolution; but I'm game.\n\nBut don't kid yourself: The right-wingers are more than ready. They have numbers and money and they're convinced they're the good guys. How do you beat that?
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Because there is no money for them. Supporting our troops does not mean putting a yellow ribbon magnet on your SUV. \n\nWhere were these "support the troops" people when Bush and the Republicans in Congress were voting to cut "Imminent danger" pay from $225 per month to $150 per month and family separation allowance–which goes to help military families pay rent, child care or other expenses while soldiers are away–from $250 to $150 a month.\n\nWhere are these "support our troops" people now that President Bush's proposed budget more than doubles the co-payment charged to many veterans for prescription drugs and would require some to pay a new fee of $250 a year for the privilege of using government health care. \n\nCan people assert that they "Support our troops" while trying to offset tax cuts for the wealthy on the backs of our veterans -- many of whom have (or will) come home from war with horrible injuries and debilitating mental trauma?\n\nI support our troops. Bring them home now! Give them the benefits they are entitled to. Show them the respect they deserve.
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NATO did NOT support it even though it is essentially rules by the USA.\n\nIs the situation so bad that now right-wingers have to fake a multi-lateral appraoch???? Withdraw the troops before more die, cut the losses
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I personally have an "I support our troops" sticker on the back of my car, and I support them in prayer whenever I think of them. And no, I am not a big Bush fan either, so it obviously doesn't mean that supporting your troops means your dig the president.
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yes,I support our troops for everything they are doing for the people in Iraq my friends and I are sending ITEMS OVER TO THEM THAT the troops are requesting we are getting letters back and the people in oue communites are very helpful \n thank you
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Kerry is a Troop.\n\nI support him, and you should support the troops too.\n\nStop attacking our troops, we gave you the freedom to spin your nonsense.\n\n(oh look, another spammer  Avatar with no picture and a short short history)
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Here, here. \n\nAs much as I am against the war, I support our soldiers and what they are doing, 110%.\n\nAs much as I want them to come home, I don't want to see them treated like scum, because they are anything but! \n\nThese brave men and women have signed themselves over as property and have done the job they signed up to do. \nI'm afraid to think that these men and women are going to be treated like the soldiers coming home from VietNam. That's just not fair!
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I believe support is needed for good morale.  The louder the better!\n\nMost people don't recognize the best method of support, which is a letter and telephone call to your Congressman and Senators.\n\nI am a Vietnam War veteran, and remember the lack of support during that period.  To this day I greet the vision of Hanoi Jane Fonda on TV with a long diatribe of profanity!\n\nI once spoke with General Westmoreland, who said American soldiers never lost a battle of any significance during the Vietnam War - that Congress lost the war due to their indifference and lack of support.\n\nLastly, I firmly believe anti war rhetoric (by individual citizens and POLITICIANS) offers nothing more than encouragement and hope to our enemies.\n\nThe Wall Street Journal (August 3, 1995) published an interview with Bui Tin who served on the General Staff of the North Vietnam Army and received the unconditional surrender of South Vietnam on April 30, 1975.  During the interview  Mr. Tin was asked if the American antiwar movement was important to Hanoi's victory.  Mr. Tin responded "It was essential to our strategy"  referring to the war being fought on two fronts, the Vietnam battlefield and back home in America through the antiwar movement on college campuses and in the city streets.  He further stated the North Vietnamese leadership listened to the American evening news broadcasts "to follow the growth of the American antiwar movement." \nPS:  U.S. Army retired
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ALWAYS support our troops.  They aren't involved in the politcal BS. I'm sure if they had their choice they wouldn't be there either.