I hate Bush. But to me (I am a Veteran) it does seem that the liberals are giving aid and comfort to enemy's

Question

Am I wrong?

I know for a fact that the terrorists fight so hard because they know the left and right are fighting in this country and if they fight hard and long enough, they will ultimately completelly split this country in 2. Then we will pull out of Iraq and they can have it for themselves. More soldiers are dying because they wont give up because they know this.....

We can always try Bush for war crimes after the conflict, but we must stand 100% united during the conflict

Answer 1

I wouldn't go so far as to call it "aid and comfort" for the reasons Coragryph stated. I would call it encouraging them, which is just as bad. They know if anti-war proponents have their way, all they have to do is wait us out.

Congress and the President are not subject to the UCMJ.

**EDIT: I agree with your additional comments 100%.

Answer 2

First of all, thank you for your service to our country. You didn't explain why you feel this way, but I do think you are wrong. If it's dissent on our war policy, we have a responsibility to protect our troops by opposing a war policy that reaches no positive conclusion and only causes continued deaths with no success in sight.

I think that liberals, and the moderates and Republicans who oppose Bush's war policies, feel that our troops deserve better than continuing with a failed policy. I am very aware that we cannot and should not just pull directly out of Iraq. We have created a situation there that we are now morally bound to help resolve and one that we have to monitor to protect our national security. I understand the troops want to continue any mission they are given to the end, and to have that end speak to their success. But when a mission shows such glaring flaws and shows no basis for expecting success such as it is, it needs to be changed.

I also served my country, but I did not serve during wartime, having enlisted right after Vietnam, when I was 19. But I know that soldiers do what they are instructed to do, and they seek to do it to the best of their ability, without question. It is not their job to question, it is their job to serve their Commander-in-Chief, no matter what he or she requires of them, excluding illegal activities of course. It is the job of we back home, in the White House, and in the Congress, to make sure those missions are well-planned and contain components which will lead to success and an acceptable conclusion, not to mention the responsibility to our troops to give them a mission that is not futile in the details or in practice. We do not want to see our troops fight, die, and lose their limbs and health for a plan that is clearly not working or going to show the results promised by our President. Recognizing that a drastic change in policy needs to be executed is not giving aid and comfort to our enemies, it's recognizing that the current plan isn't working to subdue our enemies. A bad mission plan hurts our troops, it doesn't give them the fair shot at success that they so well deserve.

Answer 3

So, when I say the war is wrong and Bush lied to get us there.....somehow that gives the enemy an edge over our soldiers??? Are you insane?

Answer 4

You are correct and if you remember correctly from the UCMJ what they are doing, and this includes members of congress, it called traitorous, and you do remember the penalty in time of war for that crime.

BTW, I think most people are disappointed of late with GWB but he is the president and deserves the respect of the office and despite what people think he is probably acting in what he believes to be the in the best interest of the country.

Answer 5

Why is it that making our voice heard to dissent with what we feel is wrong is giving aid and comfort to the enemy?

Is it unpatriotic to disagree with the current Administration and it's actions? Is it UnAmerican to speak out against what we feel is a mistake of historic proportions?

If so, why? Why is it unpatriotic and UnAmerican to disagree and make ourselves heard when some of the best things to happen to this country, the rights and freedoms of every man woman and child and indeed the very existance of our country came from people dissenting and making themselves heard?

Please explain this to me.

Answer 6

The Federal Home Loan Bank Board reported in 1988 that fraud and insider abuse were the worst aggravating factors in the wave of S&L failures. The most notorious figure in the S&L crisis was probably Charles Keating, who headed Lincoln Savings of Irvine, California. Keating was convicted of fraud, racketeering, and conspiracy in 1993, and spent four and one-half years in prison before his convictions were overturned. In a subsequent plea agreement, Keating admitted committing bankruptcy fraud by extracting $1 million from the parent corporation of Lincoln Savings while he knew the corporation would collapse within weeks.

Keating's attempts to escape regulatory sanctions led to the Keating five political scandal, in which five U.S. senators were implicated in an influence-peddling scheme to assist Keating. Three of those senators — Alan Cranston, Don Riegle, and Dennis DeConcini — found their political careers cut short as a result. Two others — John Glenn and John McCain — were exonerated of all charges and escaped relatively unscathed.

Neil Bush, brother of President George W. Bush and son of former President George H. W. Bush, was director of Silverado Savings and Loan when the institution collapsed in 1988, costing taxpayers $1.6 billion.[2] Neil Bush was accused of giving himself a loan from Silverado with the cooperation of Ken Good, of Good International, although Bush stated it was not a conflict of interest

Answer 7

No you are not wrong. I am also a vet, over 20 years. voting for Bush 2 times was IMHO the lessor of two evils.

Answer 8

By the legal definition of the term, yes you are wrong.

"Aid and comfort" in a legal sense means material support, munitions, food and shelter, or specific tactical information about troop deployments.

It does not, according the Supreme Court, include speaking out against government policies. 401 U.S. 154 (1971).

Answer 9

In some ways, some are. I don't think they intend to, but their biased beliefs align more with the terrorists' interests than America's.

Answer 10

You're wrong.

The President is, however, creating a remarkable number of new enemy combatants through his policies...