why do people talk bad about...?

Question

Ok, I probably get reported for this but I'm confused., why are some poeple mad at others for not sopporting the troops. Don't get me wrong I admired those people that are overseas but I thought they had a choice not to join the military to begin with? Can anyone help me understand?

Answer 1

I don't think you have a choice. If you are drafted you are going, unless you want to pay some sort of penalty. Don't worry, I was confused about the same exact thing you are questioning... I asked my dad and that is what he told me. If you refuse to go over seas then you are penalized.

And its not that people don't support the troops... they just dont support BUSH!!

Answer 2

Some people think you should think the way they do and that you are not entitled the same free speech they enjoy. For the most parts they are hypocrites because they SAY they support the troops, but sit there and let THEIR president cut the Veterans budget when he and they know, there are going to be some pretty seriously wounded kids missing limbs. They also have long weekends on Memorial day that they use to get drunk or go to the beach rather than spend 1 hour at a Memorial day parade. I have personally seen, as I march in one, the poor turnouts.

You believe what you want! Don't listen to them, for the most part they are armchair warriors who have never been in the service or been in combat. I love it when they jump on me because I know they don't know what they are talking about.

As for me I support the troops, I work getting the troops better equipment, body armor and Hummer's which turns out the administration did NOT provide those in the numbers anywhere close to those that were needed combat.!! That got a lot of people killed!!

As an ex troop that was not supported, I support the troops and not the war, I want to bring as many home alive as possible and I could give a S__t about the BS politicking!!

Answer 3

Hmmm. Let's see what's in the news. A huge cover story about a child actress with a billion dollars who doesn't eat enough so she's going into a clinic and her sister is in despair as she goes on vacation. Then there is a lot of ink about the marriage of another millionaire actress and whether she's pregnant. Then there are stories about two good looking young people who met on a reality dating show and now are breaking up.
The reason these people are supposedly worthy of front page covers of giant magazines is that they are "stars." And we pay a lot of attention to "stars" whether they are in front of a camera or suffering from anorexia or having babies or dropping baskets into a hoop from above the rim. We pay attention to them if they start a new line of clothes or if they decide to drive a Chrysler instead of a Cadillac. That's because they're "stars," and I'm sick of it.

A man or woman is not a "star" if he gets paid tens of millions of dollars to say lines in front of a camera. She's not a "star" if she gets paid millions to simper and look sad because an imaginary boyfriend did not call. He's not a "star" if he gets paid thousands of dollars a minute to run up and down a wooden basketball court. They may be good actors and super great athletes, but in my mind, they're not stars. The real stars, the ones who keep this country free on Independence Day and every day, are the ones who lead a patrol down an alley in Falluja with some maniac terrorist aiming an AK-47 at their heads. The real stars are the ones who leave their families behind at a dusty Army base and go off and risk––and lose––their lives to do their duty by their country and free men and women everywhere.

They're the ones who go off into Godforsaken valleys in Afghanistan hunting for Al Qaeda, never knowing if they'll ever come back, and often not coming back. Think Pat Tillman and you've pretty much got it.

There are other real stars in this country like the men and women in Walter Reed Army Hospital getting fitted with prosthetic limbs because a bomb took off their leg below the knee in Mosul, Iraq. Their wives and girlfriends and parents and kids cheering them on are real stars, too. So are the doctors and techs who make the limbs.

This country could last forever without the billionaire movie and TV stars in the magazines. We could not last a month without the men and women who fight for us. It's high time we got our priorities straight. Those guys and gals in Iraq and Ramadi and Fallujah and everywhere else, alive or dead or wounded, are the real stars, the ones who light up the night of tyranny with the light of freedom. We would not have a July 4th worth having without them. God bless them today and every day

I read an article in the paper just this morning that said there are less than 1% of the 300 million Americans fighting to PROTECT the other 99% of us and the freedoms we enjoy! What? would you rather they throw down their weapons and let you fight for yourself?

Answer 4

when sane people talk about the evil fascist war and why we shouldn't be there, republicans try to construe this as not supporting the troops. Of course i support the troops. I just think
they would be better off at home with their families than being used as pawns in a war for oil.

Answer 5

Because it is a choice to join the military but it's not like people do it for the money.
The military doesn't pay a lot.
Some troops have to get food stamps.
They do it because they care about our freedom.
And so you should care about them,since they're willing to give they're lives for you.

Answer 6

There's always going to be haters. I guess the popular thought nowadays is to support the troops even if you don't agree with the government's actions. If you go against the grain (majority idea), then you can only expect to be frowned upon.

Answer 7

Because everyone should support the troops! I dont see you over there putting your life on the line. I dont support the war. But I deffidently support our troops.

Answer 8

I don't know anyone who doesn't support the troops. It's this bloody war based on lies that we don't support. 2500 American kids, most of them under 25, have died so far and close to 10,000 Iraqis over weapons of mass destruction that don't exist.

Answer 9

i think it is just a matter of opinion if u want to support then just support and if others don't want to then it is their right to do so no one should get mad at someone for their own opinions or personal believes.....i think its a great thing they do for me you and our country but i don't hate people who do not think or feel the same way, i do i see your point every one wants to hate everyone who doesn't agree with them its a bunch of crap but its just the way it is & will always be

Answer 10

They had a chouice yes but they are doing it to protect you so you can live safely in our cities. they fight for this counrty so you are able to keep your freedom to ask questions you want and allow you to live the life that you are accustomed to living. if we didnt have them then we would not be a free country anymore.