Why do the liberal left hate the American Military so much ?

Question

Now they (Murtha, Edwards, and company) want to cut the military budget and funding so that they can truly create another "Vietnam" (and relive their glory days) and leave our troops underfunded and left lame in Iraq. How vile and despicable are those left-wingers that pretend to care about the men and women in uniform ?

How thoroughly surprising! The usual toutings of Murtha and Kerry, both proven as traitors by those whom served with them. Then the same tired and pathetic mantra about caring for the troops by bringing them home, which although is the obvious goal upon completion of their goals - also makes as much sense as caring for Firefighters, so don't let them go near burning buildings or caring about cops, so keep them away from the nasty bad guys. Typical with the liberal Hollywood and Academia mindset, in that your usual utopia wroldview doesn't stand a chance in the real world. - Anyone whom has read a history book in their lives would see that a 4 year war with 3000 casualties (although a tragic loss) is an incredibly well fought war, given that the same number of casualties was lost in about one hour on the beaches of Normandy in WWII. The guys that come back from Iraq frequently re-up and love their job.Also, your beloved Clinton cut military budget / spending to an all time low. DEAL.

Answer 1

They hate freedom They want to do all the thinking for everyone. If our troop were not fighting for the freedom of all then the terrorist would influence our everyday way of life. What they (the libs) don't realize is thy would be the first to have to give up there way of life' Example? What would be next after ALL woman were required to ware burkas? Stoned for getting a education? Having an affair? I fear there wouldn't be many left.

Answer 2

Jack Murtha is a decorated Marine veteran. His plan is to withhold funds until troops have been properly trained and equipped before they go to Iraq. What part of that shows hatred for the military?

A Republican administration that has stop lossed and redeployed troops again and again to Iraq with no reasonable amount of rest shows a lack of caring about the military. A Republican administration that has allowed the appalling conditions to exist at Walter Reed Hospital has shown callous disregard for our troops.

Answer 3

Oh, really??? Then why was it that the "liberal" Washington Post and the "liberal" NBC were the first to show the horrible conditions at Building 18/Walter Reed Hospital? And why was it that there was no outrage out of all the conservatives? Are you outraged about that? Do you know that the Army is now telling the soldiers there that they cannot speak to the media anymore? Why would they do that unless they were trying to bury the story.

Answer 4

I'm a republican but I don't believe the liberals HATE the military. They just are always against a war that a Republican president commands (most of the time, some liberals are not this way).

But with the cut back funding, I can't believe the Democrats are even considering this! My husband is overseas and with cutting back funds, it means longer deployments which also turns into lower moral and families back home without their spouse/parent/son/daughter. It's completely selfish.

Answer 5

They want to cut funds for the Iraq war because there is no other way to bring them home.

Republicans and the media have propagated -- and Democrats have frequently affirmed -- the proposition that to de-fund a war is to endanger the "troops in the field."

This unbelievably irrational, even stupid, concept has arisen and has now taken root -- that to cut off funds for the war means that, one day, our troops are going to be in the middle of a vicious fire-fight and suddenly they will run out of bullets -- or run out of gas or armor -- because Nancy Pelosi refused to pay for the things they need to protect themselves, and so they are going to find themselves in the middle of the Iraq war with no supplies and no money to pay for what they need. That is just one of those grossly distorting, idiotic myths the media allows to become immovably lodged in our political discourse and which infects our political analysis and prevents any sort of rational examination of our options.

That is why virtually all political figures run away as fast and desperately as possible from the idea of de-funding a war -- it's as though they have to strongly repudiate de-funding options because de-funding has become tantamount to "endangering our troops" (notwithstanding the fact that Congress has de-funded wars in the past).

Look at what Republicans were saying about Bosnia:

UNITED STATES TROOP DEPLOYMENTS IN BOSNIA (House of Representatives - December 13, 1995)

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:

"Mr. Speaker, this is not about peace and war; it is about war. That is what is going on over there, and they are not going to stop fighting just because we go in there.

"I wholeheartedly support withholding funds from President Clinton's Bosnia mission. Although it is a drastic step and ties the President's hands, I do not feel like we have any other choice. The President has tied our hands, gone against the wishes of the American people, and this is the last best way I know how to show my respect for our American servicemen and women. They are helpless, following orders. But we, we are in a position to stop this terrible mistake before it happens. […]

"Thirty years ago when I was sent to Vietnam in a similar situation, Vietnam started out as a peace type mission, no defined goal, no exit strategy, no idea whose side we were on, and a created incident to gain support of the Congress. A peacekeeping mission? Come on. Does this not sound just like a carbon copy? I think it is."

Regarding Somolia:


Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), for example, on Oct. 19, 1993, argued that Congress had the power to force Clinton to begin an “immediate, orderly withdrawal from Somalia.” He added, “[I]f we do not do that and other Americans die, other Americans are wounded, other Americans are captured because we stay too long — longer than necessary — then I would say that the responsibilities for that lie with the Congress of the United States who did not exercise their authority under the Constitution of the United States.”

So you were before cutting funds before you were against it!

Too bad the only funding you CONSISTENTLY cut is for Veterans seeking medical assistance after they come back from the wars you start.

http://www.nowpublic.com/you_cant_be_pro_bush_and_pro_troops

Answer 6

Please stay current with the news. For the final time....they are not proposing cuts to existing military...they simply want to cut spending to future deployments. So if Bush decides to disregard their directives, and send more troops in, he does so KNOWING there is no funding for THEM.

This certainly does not mean that the left hates the military...it means they hate the way this war has been managed. BIG difference.

Answer 7

Liberals don't hate the military. Quite the opposite--we want our soldieers out of a war we have no business in--so that more of themdon't die just to satisfy Bush's ego.

Its the cons who don't care about the soldiers--witness the cuts Bush wants inan already inadequaate VA budgent, the abuse of veterans at Walter Reed,. As only the latest in a long list of Bush and his cronies ignoring our troops welfare--starting with sending them to Iraq with inadequate armor 4 years ago--and then lying about it.

Cons can talk all they want about "patriotism and supporting the troops." But actions speak louder than words--which is why no one believes your claimsof concern for our troops.

Answer 8

The Far Left in this country DOES hate the military. Make no mistake about it. They hate violence. I don't think most Liberals hate the military, they just don't like offensive war, as opposed to defensive war. Most felt as if we invaded Iraq without justification, because it was not Iraq who brought down the twin towers.

Answer 9

I don't think that they hate the military. It seems like they just don't like the war we're in and don't want to give the president supreme control to conduct this war as long as he feels like. I think you'd have to be a pretty heartless person to not care about the soldiers that are over there risking their lives.

Answer 10

Why, pray tell, do you war mongers persist with your assault of asinine questions and impotent statements? If the right truly cared about the troops, they'd bring them home. That's exactly what the left wants to do. The absolute best way to support our brave soldiers is to remove them from this insane, blood-for-oil war.