why are there people that seriously dont support the military? i mean its not like they choose to be in iraq?

Answer 1

Part of the answer is that for many who are weak willed, support is based upon the results of opinion polls. After all, we wouldn’t want be on the side that the media has deemed ‘unpopular’. I’m sure you have seen this type; they place a political sticker on their car, but when their chosen candidate loses, they mysteriously have the sticker of the winning candidate in place. For many others, it is simple ignorance. Especially in our current situation, they just don’t see the ramifications of not supporting the troops or strategy. They will stand behind their banner stating "I support the troops but not the war", feeling that this in some way justifies their attempts to remove funding for the very troops they supposedly support. They just don't understand the fact that most of the troops who are on the ground and really understand what is going on, want to be there. I think it is ignorance in respect to not only who we are fighting, but what we are fighting. Then there is the last element, those who believe the US deserves to lose. The scary part of that is that some of this type is present in the house as well as the senate.

Answer 2

People that do not support the military are cowards. They are ignorant. They are the scum of society. They are no better than racists. Freedom of speech is their civil right, a right fought for by a MILITARY during the revolutonary war. So many military men (and women!) have lost their lives so that these non-supporting losers could keep their rights. I get so mad just thinking about people that do not support our troops. In all reality, I think that they don't like Bush and take it out on innocent soldiers, who are just doing their duty.

Answer 3

Some people don't like the military because the military doesn't tolerate homos, cowards, and non-hackers.

The military stands for and expects much higher conduct of its personnel than you will find in most of American society (ever wonder why the military is the most trusted institution in the US according to public poll)..some people despise that because they know that they don't measure up.

And then there are those people who got their *** kicked by someone in the military and they have an axe to grind..lol

Answer 4

I support our military ... I love and support our troops.

But, our troops are being mislead.

Their patriotism is being used against them.

They're being led using the duty, service, patriotism hook to fight someone else's war.

Let's get real ...

Some Muslim guy with an AK strapped to his back who lives in the middle of the desert with barely enough food to eat and mountains surrounding him really doesn't pose a threat to Americans who live thousands of miles away across the Atlantic ocean.

America does NOT belong in the Middle East in the first place. We shouldn't be poking our nose in someone else's country.

People need to stay in their own countries.

If America sealed its borders, closed down all immigration, especially immigration to muslim nations and even deported some legal immigrants then how could these terrorists possibly hit us? They couldn't!

But because the Feds are so PC, they're not willing to seal the borders, start deportations and stop legal and illegal immigration. Therefore, our finest, who truly want to make the world a better place are being sent to fight on the altar of Political Correctness.

Folks, the America that my grand-father (special forces) fought for ... the America my dad grew up in -- no longer exists! America is only a shell of its former self and is headed for balkanization. That's a fact. It's nothing more than an economic zone being flooded by sullen, demanding thirdworlders who rule their neighborhoods with knifes, guns and mob attacks.

Answer 5

Lack of knowledge, filled with media only showing the few bad things going on and nothing about the good. A few isolated incidents labels all military as bad, but take those few isolated incidents with famous people and it doesn't really matter. Go figure huh? Yeah, support actors who are just regular people who do what? "ACT". Take real soldiers (not acting) defending freedom for people to say some of the nastiest of things here in the states, but they do it and it sure isn't for the money.

Answer 6

There is a huge difference between support for the troops and the military and challenging the legitimacy of how they are utilized.

You are right, military personnel have little or no choice of where they are sent. It is the responsibility of the American people to make sure that our troops and military are used appropriately.

Answer 7

I havne't heard that, I heard that people don't support the war, but do support the troops.

As for Razor11's comment about the military being worthless for this type of war, I challenge this idiot to go join any branch of the military and try to hack it in that branch, and actually try to do some of the things we do. Actually, he better not join, I wouldn't want to have to drag his dead body out of the streets of Iraq, and have to explain to his parents why he passed away due to him being so worthless.

Answer 8

Because they know nothing about it and believe everything they see in the movies.

There are people out there who actually believe that the military is some sort of blood thirsty secret society. Even scarier, these idiots live among us!

Answer 9

All in the military are volunteers!! Why don't you get that? I was in Iraq, I enlisted of my own free will knowing well and good what the military does.

Answer 10

b/c most people are ignorant and stupid.
some do want to go and some dont.
those with closed mind dont know anything b/c they obviously arent in iraq. they need to hush up and keep their stupid opinions to their self.
their out doing their job, protecting those in iraq and us.
people are ungrateful. specially political people.
when my friends and love calls from iraq, you should hear their voice, you read read letters they write.
They are doing a job. let them be.