Am I supporting our troops?

Good point!

Dats True Dawg and as a Army Soldier that has been to Iraq 5 times and bout to go again for the 6th time this October, I completely agree with you. Bein on an Army base all the peps and especially business places have big azz signs saying "Support the Troops" but those are the businesses that charge us a hell of alot more for food and everyday living items. Even the Wal-Mart here is about 18-29% higher on their prices than the one that's 22 miles away cuz dat one's not in a military town. How's dat supporting the troops. Here around the base every 1st and 15th is pay days and even the commissary(grocery store) and PX(like wal-mart) raises the prices on military paydayz how is the goverment stores supportin us. To me u da realest dawg out dere keepin it real, peeps just dont wanna look at themselves and realize they too aint doin shyt but complain!!! Anyone that has bought that magnet or sticker that says "Support the Troops" ask yoselves "How is walkin round wit a t-shirt on or drivin wit a magnet on yo car dat says that supportin us??? have u done anything else but make that store more profit...

In a way you are supporting the troops by publicly displaying that you are thinking about them but honesly I think those stickers are a joke. The company that started those only did it to profit. They dont donate a single penny to the military. They just saw away to make money and ran after it....

I think if you really want to support the military you should look at getting a hold of a local organization that works with the military in sending care packages and so on.

As the wife of an Army officer serving in Iraq, I know that people running around with Bumper stickers would be of absolutely no interest to him. It seems bizarre that anyone would feel they should publicly purport to 'support' men & women they don't know, and it simply doesn't happen in Europe, it would be perceived as ridiculous. Troops are supported by the people who love them and by each other.My husband is inundated with mail! They all have wives or girlfriends, Mothers, children, fathers, siblings, extended family, neighbours and friends sending everything they could possibly want or need out to them. I think what these magnets or stickers identify one as, is as a war supporter and who on Earth would want to advertise that?

I'd have to say you're supporting the Indian, and Chinese factory. But as long as the import tariffs hold, and the Indian guy pays his taxes, then you're actually supporting the troops.

If you want to support the troops, see if there's a base you can volunteer at. Or better yet, just pay your taxes and don't badmouth us. That's really all we're looking for. You don't really need to support us; our job is to support and defend the civilians and the constitution (we take a vow saying this).

It's an expression of how you feel. You can tell others verbally that you support the troops, and when you aren't in a position to speak your feelings, you can express yourself in printed words. If you are driving your car others will know by reading a bumper sticker for example.

It also serves as a reminder to others of the sacrifice being made. The more we see evidence of others supporting the troops, the more we remember and think about what they are doing on our behalf.

You're right. People will shell out $1.99 to put a magnet alongside their W sticker to show others that "yes I support the troops".

But what they are really saying is "yes I will stand by a government that lied to me about a war we didn't need to fight, and yes I'm ok with the loss of life this will mean to the soldiers I pretend to support."

If you support the troops...then bring home America's sons and daughters and don't let another ignorant, savage Iraqi gloat over his latest IED victims.

Yes, you are. The fact that you bought the magnet shows that you support the troops. If you didn't support them, you wouldn't have bought it. The magnet is a visual way of showing you support the troops.

As a veteran and a military spouse, I am happy to see those stickers on everyones cars. My husband is overseas and I had a special one made. I have them on both my vehicles and my family has put them on their cars. It definitely shows support. We also actively support my husband and his fellow soldiers by sending them care packages almost every week.

The best way to support the troops is to reduce your consumption of fossil fuels. I'm sure the troops would appreciate that, as they'd be able to come home and be with their families a lot quicker - rather than occupying that rather large oil field in the desert. Makes me sick to see SUV drivers mindlessly slap the "Support The Troops" b*s* on their vehicles.

You want to support the troops? Find a group near you that's sending "care packages" from home -- stuff they can't get there and would like. I found an organization near me that maintains a list of what the troops would like; I sent a big box of goodies on Memorial day. Find out what they'd like, buy it, send it, write a letter, tell them you're thinking of them and you want to do what you can for them.

Then find out what you can do for candidates who are working for a reasonable, well-thought-out solution that will bring them home, instead of insisting on a moronic slogan like "stay the course" while letting another 2500 of them die. And another, and another, and another... as long as Halliburton can continue to rake in the profits.