2006-11-25 17:34:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes, they were labeled this way in the sixties, but I know ABSOLUTELY no one one faults the soldiers for what they are doing now.
I only see resentment for the current administration.
2006-11-25 17:44:28 · update #1
(second "one" should be a "who".)
2006-11-25 17:46:19 · update #2
The administration said a year ago that the Iraqi army/police would be ready to take over. Now they say that it will take 12-18 more months for the Iraqis to be ready. And what will they say at that time? And how many more Americans will die will we wait for the Iraqi's to be "ready." Is this "supporting" the soldiers? That is what liberal are against. At least I am.
2006-11-25 18:59:32 · answer #1 · answered by Carlos D 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
First off Kerry was insulting the President, watch the full tape not just the clip. I support the Soldiers regardless of their political opinions, I believe they deserve better from our government. I only feel contempt towards the administration for getting us into the war in the first place. Conservatives say that liberals hate our soldiers, our country, and everything this country stands for. However if this was the case, we wouldn’t be fighting to make a difference….we would just leave. So it is a ridiculous campaign act, geared towards the ignorant.
2006-11-25 18:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by Johnny L 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because Republicans, Conservatives and other people who love money more than life twist every thing regular people do to fit their idea of political correctness.
The idea that liberals hate soldiers is a twisted notion that starts by confusing the cause or mission of a war with the soldiers that fight the war.
I served in the Air Force for four years. They did not ask me one time for my opinion about anything. The Military is by its nature a dictatorship. The higher ranking leaders in the Military could care less what the troops think about their assigned missions.
When you are in the Military, you take orders, and those orders are not based on right or wrong, left or right, smart or stupid. Orders are just orders. And you are a soldier and just do what you are told to do.
The cause of the War or the Mission of the war is a totally different animal. Bush stated that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction that could be used against America, but of course that mission was based on false information. There were no stock piles of weapons. So Bush changed the cause of the war or the Mission and reason for the war in Iraq, but of course he is still trying to figure out a good reason.
To be against the War is not to be Against the Troops.
Troops are kids for the most part. It is not the troops that sent themselves there. It is the leadership of the Military who were ordered by the President to go to War.
2006-11-25 18:02:58 · answer #3 · answered by zclifton2 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Perhaps leftists need to be more sympathetic to soldiers. They need to acknowledge the meat grinder of military life that soldiers must endure. It is called 'break them down and build them up'. Men are not machines. They have souls and hearts and are human beings. The army teaches them to cover everything up, build up a cold reserve, shoot bullets and not talk back.
It seems to me that in America, military service is seen as an obligation in many families and that its importance is highly valued. A lot of people feel it is a statement of patriotism and were raised to go into the army. The education system and government policy support the idea that 'one should die for one's country'. All of this is a lot of pressure on young men entering the army.
Do you know that nine out of ten victims of war are civilians and not soldiers these days? Before the end of WWII, that statistic was reversed. Think of how atrocious Vietnam was and to a certain degree, the Gulf War. The government used the draft to force young men to serve in Vietnam. There was little to no sympathy, support or understanding when these men came back.
There are over 300,000 American war vets living on the streets. Think about that. Gulf War syndrome and PTSD are very real. The type of treatment they endure can cause someone to snap. Think of 'Agent Orange' and other experiments. In Vietnam, some soldiers lost it and shot at civilians in a bloodbath. I am not condoning this, but I think there are two sets of victims here. The victims of war and the military victims of American foreign policy.
Believe me, I am very pacifist. I am also very much in support of the environmentalist movement and oppose nuclear proliferation. Those are my general ideas. I do not oppose the soldier but the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 150,000 civilians have died in Iraq and the U.S. government tried to suppress that statistic till the media picked up on it. Do you think you'd hear any anti-war rhetoric on Fox News? No, probably not.
2006-11-25 17:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Some (not all) of the current liberal leadership in this country fails to acknowledge the need for a military and will ban programs such a JROTC simply because the disagree with our current leader's use of the military, thus causing the military to feel discriminated against.
2006-11-25 19:52:48 · answer #5 · answered by J 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Now? They have been labeled as soldier haters for a while. They are the ones who protest recruiters, support the NY post when ever they leak classified information to to name a few. And now some democrats are talking about cutting funding to the troops while they are fighting. Liberal actions speak volumes, if they don't hate them they sure don't like tem.
2006-11-25 17:41:32 · answer #6 · answered by JFra472449 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Well there IS the John Kerry speach where he said that if you don't get an education you end up fighting in Iraq. There IS the fact that you have protesters who have the nerve to form protest lines at the funerals of soldiers. And how would you like to be fighting over seas for your country and hear protests from liberals about it being a war for oil?
2006-11-25 17:48:42 · answer #7 · answered by PDY 5 · 4⤊ 3⤋
The capitalization of NOW implies emphasis. Curious. Liberals have been labeled soldier haters for a long time.
2006-11-25 17:37:56 · answer #8 · answered by normobrian 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Because you are killing them with your dishonest, hate media. You support the enemy. Ever read your own literature? You liberals never get it. Or maybe your propagandists do. Your empty words of supporting the soldiers are meaningless if you do not understand the context of why the soldiers are soldiers and why they fight. Slogans are not verities.
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