Why don't Democrats support our troops?

Question

I can see you being against the war but our troops? Especially when they are in harms way.

Answer 1

wow captinnic is a prime example of how the left wing propaganda is working. From what he says "a lost cause" we have already lost the war on terror. The Democratic party has been the same on war for the last 45 years or so. The far left liberals have taken over. And it's easier to be a pessimist than an optimist. Especially when the main stream media and the liberals who run the Democrat party are invested in defeat. They think if we just get our troops out the war will be over. That is proven by Jane Fonda er I mean Nancy Palosi going to Syria and pretty much telling them hey just hang in there we just want to get along so just wait a bit and we will be gone from the middle east. We aren't all bad like Bush we can get along. Trouble is the Islamo fascists who use the most violetent methods of terrorism to acomplish their goal of world domination don't want to "just get along". And that is where the problem lies the far left just don't take these people seriously. If you look at a bit of recient history it is so obvious that they are on this mission. Over a thousand attacks on the U.S. and other countries since the early 70's. They own Spain now since Spain withdrew and pretty much surrendered and believe that they won't be attacked again when the terrorists choose to. Bottom line is if we also surrender Iraq to the terrorists they will take over their oil and combined with the 10% of the worlds oil that Iran already has they will be able to really raise havoc with the free world. The liberals who run the Democrat party can't see past their own political party and never have had the saftey of the American people as one of their primary goals. It's all about them winning and ruling this country. By the time they realize the terrorists from Iran, Syria, and other parts of the middle east really want them as well as the rest of us dead it may be too late. They do not live in reality. I just hope and I do believe the majority of American still believe in America and will get tired of the move on.org crowd and people like Charlie Shean and Rosie O'donnell. Ok off my soap box lol

Answer 2

This question is soooo tired and flatly untrue. For the eleventh-gazillion-time; If you disagree with the war (and that would be 70% of us) it DOES NOT MEAN you don't support the troops.

By that rational; If you SUPPORT the war then you must SUPPORT killing people. Is that true? NO. So knock it off with the not supporting the troops crap.

I respect, admire and am eternally grateful to the noble men and women who put their lives on the line. So much so that I am willing to speak up and pressure the government to get them out of the insane bloody quagmire George Bush led them into.

Supporting the troops means caring enough to bring them home, not leaving them over there in a unjustified war to die.

Answer 3

The Democrats support the troops. They passed a bill in both houses of Congress to fund them. They encourage the letters and boxes of cookies from home etc. So how are the Democrats NOT supporting the troops. What it is, you see, is that MOST Americans are against the war and none, to my knowledge are against the troops.

Not supplying body armor or adequate armor on vehicles is far more dangerous to our troops than anything the Democrats have ever done to or for the troops. The misuse of funds allocated by the Congress that is more a lack of support for the troops. But then again we have to subsidize Halliburton, don't we?

Answer 4

That is such a devisive question. The kind that's been so harmful to our country over the past 15 years since the right-wing of the Republican party set about dividing our country and demonizing anyone who wasn't one of them!

Many Democrats have children serving in the military. Of course Democrats support the troops! They don't support an unjust war! They want those in power spending your hard-earned tax dollars to be accountable for the billions of dollars that mysteriously disappear in Iraq. Imagine that. Demanding accountability. Oh, I forgot, it's Clinton's fault.

Answer 5

The Demorats are invested in the USA losing this (And all) war(s).

Think about it, If we win, and Iraq becomes a fledgling Democrocy...That will have PROVED Bush's foreign policy Correct.....and who has fought AGAINST it at every step?
Liberals/Demorat/Socialists.

But If we have the means of winning taken away, or denied to us, Well then, "Bush's War for Oil" & all of the other B*llS**T, that they have been spewing, in ANY place they can, speeches, in their friends the Liberal media...can be though of as "whit lies for the greater good."
Thus their tentative hold of majority/power can be increased.

These people don't care about the safety or security of Our country, or of it's people. They are out for but one thing......

Power.

The less they give the troops, the more likely that the troops will be unable to do their jobs.

Since they can not do it ethically, they have chosen to do it their usual way. They will use deceit, & back-door methods.

This will surely cause many complications for/to our troops.....and most likely cost many of them their lives....

But, hey! They are most likely just Republicans anyway, so what do they care....and if they don't care for Our troops why should we..... Right?...

Pathetic!

T.S.

Answer 6

Because the Troops are more smarter than the American public to see the vile ways of the Democrats and not support them. Troops in Iraq overwhelmingly support George Bush so of course, it makes the Democrats mad and not willing to support them such as Mr. Harry Reid planning with other Democrats to cut off funding for the Troops fighting in Iraq.

Answer 7

liberal democratts view our troops as stupid mercenaries. How many lib pols like Kerry constantly call them baby-killers, idiots with no future, boobs who are just trying to escape an existence in poverty (kept in that state by the democrat supported welfare system, BTW), or good ol' racists who join so they can blow up black and brown people. I hear the socialist democrat leftists say those things every day. They all make me want to puke.

Edit: Niklaus - Republicans are NOT against providing our injured troops all the care they need. But you have to look at the VA system as a prime example of why we cannot allow the government to hijack our health care system. The best way to help them would be to move the VA to the private sector, and pay for results, instead of just throwing more dollars into a government bureaucracy black hole.

Answer 8

Ok, Mr. Brain Dead. The Dems support the troops. We simply want them to have the supplies and training that they need. We also want to stop the constant redeployment of overtaxed young men and women. There are levels of readiness that the Armed Services should be abiding by. At this stage of the game, there is not one division out there that is in true readiness. And new troops are not getting proper desert training, nor the required gear they need when they get over there.
On top of that, Bush has been cutting VA benefits left and right so that when they DO get home, their benefits are slashed. Don't talk to me about supporting our trooops. Asking them to fight a war under equipped and not funding their rehabilitatioin when they get home is NOT supporting them.

Answer 9

That's a BS statement. We ALL support the troops.

In the last 4 years Bush supported our troops with a steadfast entrance AND exit STRATEGY?

No. Our troops have been without a mission since Bush declared Mission Accomplished.

If Rummy had run this war correctly by listening to his generals, we wouldn't be where we are.

My question for you is how long will you support the war? Five years? Ten? When is enough enough?

At some point we need to get the Iraqi people on their own feet.

Withholding funding doesn't undermine the troops. It supports them, by allowing them to come home, rest, rearm, and redeploy to actual areas in need of them.

Iraq will descend into civil war the moment we leave...unless of course we plan on keeping them there for the next 100 years.

And even then, civil war. Get the troops home NOW, let Iraq fight their civil war. Another Saddam will gain power, then we will begin the game again only with a better SECDEF.

Rummy was the worse defense secretary in the history of the world...and who appointed him?

Answer 10

As Bill Maher so beautifully said:

Traitors don't get to question my patriotism. What could be less patriotic than constantly screwing things up for America?

You know, not to generalize, but the 29% of people who still support President Bush are the ones who love to pronounce themselves more patriotic than the rest of us. But just saying you're patriotic is like saying you have a big cock. If you have to say it, chances are it's not true.

And, indeed, the party that flatters itself that they protect America better is the party that has exhausted the military, left the ports wide open and purposefully outed a CIA agent, Valerie Plame.

That's not treason anymore? Outing a spy? Did I mention it was one of our spies? And how despicable that Bush's lackeys attempted to diminish this crime by belittling her service, like she was just some chick who hung around the CIA. "An intern, really. Groupie, if you want to be mean about it."

No. Big lie. Valerie Plame was the CIA's operational officer in charge of counter-proliferation. Which means she tracked loose nukes. So, when Bush said, as he once did, that his absolute, number-one priority was preventing terrorists from getting loose nukes, okay, that's what she worked on. That's what she devoted her life to, staying undercover for 20 years, maintaining two identities every goddamn day. This is extraordinary service to your country.

Valerie Plame was the kind of real-life secret agent George Bush dreams of being when he's not too busy pretending to be a cowboy or a fighter pilot.

CIA agents are troops. This was a military assassination of one of our own, done through the press, ordered by Karl Rove. He said, of Valerie Plame, quote, "She's fair game."

George Bush likes to claim that he doesn't question his critics' patriotism, just their judgment. Well, let me be the first of your critics, Mr. President, to question your judgment and your patriotism. Because, let's not forget why they did it to her. Because Valerie Plame was married to this guy, Joe Wilson, who the Bush people hated because he busted them on one of their bullshit reasons for invading Iraq.

He was sent to the African country of Niger to see if Niger was selling nuclear fuel to Iraq. They weren't. It was bullshit, and he said so.

Valerie Plame's husband told the truth about their lie, so they were willing to jeopardize an entire network of spies to ruin her life. Wow, even the mob doesn't go after your family.

Mark Twain said, "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." And I say Valerie Plame is a patriot because she spent her life serving her country. Scooter Libby is not, because he spent his life serving Dick Cheney.

Valerie Plame kept her secrets. The Bush Administration leaked like the plumbing at Walter Reed.