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people take offense to it because those areAmericans out there risking their lives for some cause, that being said i support the troops but i don't support the "war"
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When I was in the military in the late 70's it was about the uncoolest thing to be.
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When I was in the military in the late 70's it was about the uncoolest thing to be.
Now they worship the military.
Morality is subjective to the times we live in I guess.
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I think the problem is you need to be specific, that your opinions are more ytowards the politicians and people leading the war, and not our service men and women. You can still support the troops while not supporting the war. My aunt had a sticker on her car, "Support the Troops- Bring them home!". she was against the Iraq war, but not the the people fighting it, like her neice and nephew, my cousins who served in Iraq. I was on the fence and eventually found myself opposed to the Iraq War, but I always supported the troops. I ended up getting involved with The Wounded Warrior Project. I donate time and, when I can, money. Its a great cause, I hope anyone who reads this will look into it. (Having lived through PTSD from my work as a firefighter/EMT, I could relate in some way to what some of thes brave men and women were going through.)
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I think the problem is you need to be specific, that your opinions are more ytowards the politicians and people leading the war, and not our service men and women. You can still support the troops while not supporting the war. My aunt had a sticker on her car, "Support the Troops- Bring them home!". she was against the Iraq war, but not the the people fighting it, like her neice and nephew, my cousins who served in Iraq. I was on the fence and eventually found myself opposed to the Iraq War, but I always supported the troops. I ended up getting involved with The Wounded Warrior Project. I donate time and, when I can, money. Its a great cause, I hope anyone who reads this will look into it. (Having lived through PTSD from my work as a firefighter/EMT, I could relate in some way to what some of thes brave men and women were going through.)
The issue really stems from the Vietnam era, when guys coming home from a war, which is very similar to the current conflicts in many ways, got spit on and were called "murderers" and "baby killers" by all those wonderful peacenicks who were hung over from the summer of love. Most of these guys had no desire to be there, had misgivings, suffered from PTSD (which wan't really treated or talked about back then; I think they still reffered to it as "shell shock". One of my friend's father served in Vietnam, and he I remember he would freeze up anytime he hard helocopters in the air) They were treated so terribly by people who never had the guts to try on a pair of boots. I still think we should send Jane Fonda back to Vietnam, permanently. Better yet, send her and Sean Penn (the geopolitical genius he is) over to Iran. We'll see how the ayatollahs deal with them.
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It's one thing to be against the actions the men/women in the military are taking, but that is government orders they're following. Those people risk their lives willingly, they join the military by choice, to protect & serve. If you want to be against something in particular, I'd say that falls on the government. Not the individuals who carry the burdens and sacrifice. I find it insulting to place any negative opinions and criticism on these individuals. Anyone can disagree with me all they want, but I fully believe they deserve respect and recognition for what they do, and I fully support the troops.
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Some on the left made this mistake in Vietnam days and it still is a mistake to do so. Even though this is a volunteer military, it still has be a mistake. That it assuming we are talking about military personnel who don't make or influence policy or overall tactics. Those that do must always be subject to scrutiny in a free society. Those who ultimately make those policies from afar are the most culpable. Chile finally turned over our ally Pinochet. Were we to turn Kissinger over to the ICC it would be a good thing for every decent person on the planet.
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As I've stated before, the military is basically functions as another religion. Religions hate criticism.
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People somehow connect criticizing the ACTIONS of the millitary (which the common footsoldier has no say in) to hating the troops. While I strongly oppose millitary intervention in the middle east, I have a lot of respect for the troops.
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People somehow connect criticizing the ACTIONS of the millitary (which the common footsoldier has no say in) to hating the troops. While I strongly oppose millitary intervention in the middle east, I have a lot of respect for the troops.
Somehow, people link opposing govorment action to hating the troops. That's usually what gets people angry...
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Because the soldiers and footmen of our military do not decide to fight where they are fighting. Don't blame the military, blame the politicians.
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I think people get more angry at the thought of you criticizing the people who actually put their lives on the line. The ones we should be criticizing for useless war are the ones who sit on their butts all day while people are out there dying.
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