I read a lot of the political questions and answere's, and I always see people saying that they better not let anymore troops go to Iraq because they're just going to die! And in the military section, when people are wondering weather to join or not, a lot of people say, "Don't do it, you'll just go to Iraq and be killed!!" How is that supporting our troops? Why would anyone say that?
2007-02-08T15:44:26Z
I don't think some of you understood my question. I want to know why people would say. "If you go to Iraq, you will die." Because that is not necessarily true. I'm not a military type person, but if I was called upon to fight for my country, I would(that's for those who said I should join the military). I don't care what you think of the war, i don't care if you like or hate Bush. I want to know what would make a person say, "You will die if you go to Iraq." Are you saying my brother is going to die? He's been there almost 6 months, and guess what he's coming home soon. Why would a person say to a family that their loved one IS going to die...What kind of hope does that leave?
Anonymous2007-02-08T15:05:45Z
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Because they don't really support our troops. They support the terrorists that want to KILL our troops.
There are liberals who really do support our troops, but the ones that say those things most certainly do not.
That's coming from one of those troops. I'm a soldier.
Poor moral, fear and stress are more dangerous than bulletts in combat. Thanks Libs!!
First of all "IRAQ" did not do 9-11 and had no WMD. Want to see a dangerous leader? Look to North Korea or Iran. ( USA won't go there because they have a real military ) The so called war in Iraq is based on lies and the troops are dying for a lost cause. If Iraq is so important to you then go and join the military.
Avoiding Iraq because it is a death trap brought about by stupid policies and tactics says nothing about the troops. It's an indictment of everyone but the troops.
It is not inconsistent at all to say you support the troops, but hope they can come back in one piece to their families. Also, that no more should be put in harm's way unless we are sure it will help those that are already there.
If we can prove that sending more will help keep all of them more safe, I say go for it. Unfortunately, Bush and his administration have lost all credibility on this. So, their re-assurance means nothing. They cannot be trusted.
If an independent intelligence assessment showed that sending more troops would help stabilize, stem violence, I say it's a great idea.
Thing is -- it could just as easily go the other way. Provide more targets and stimulate more violence. That's a possibility which must be considered as well.
Because of the bungling history of Bush and Co, the burden of proof is on Bush.
Supporting the troops starts with giving them proper equipment and personnel to do the job. On that count, the worst supporter of the troops is our Commander-in-Chief.
(1) They don't know anything about the military. (2) They don't care to know anything about the military. (3) Because the military MAKES people up hold their responsibilities. (3a) And in the eyes of a liberal, the phrase "being held accountable" is a 4-letter word and buddy, on that issue, they ARE ready to fight! Liberals are ONLY concerned with their so-called "rights" but have no concerns what so ever about up holding responsibilities. That's why they have no concerns about joining the military. They just use the issue about dieding in combat as their excuse to justify not joining. That's why they hate the military. When was the last time you heard a liberal carrying on about their responsibilities vs. their rights?... Not in this life time!
I support our troops and at the same time, don't want to see them killed. Is supporting our troops limited to those who are okay with them being killed over an unjust war? You can support troops and not support a war, just as those fighting can go to war and yet not believe in it.
Please bear in mind that my family has been directly affected by this war in the death of my cousin's husband. If someone could explain to me how we are better off now that he's dead, I would love to hear it.