Do anti-war people not support the troops?

Question

If you think so, please take this into consideration.

I have never met anyone who did not support our troops. Sometimes, however, we hear accusations that someone or some group does not support the men and women serving in our Armed Forces. But this is pure demagoguery, and it is intellectually dishonest. The accusers play on emotions to gain support for controversial policies, implying that those who disagree are unpatriotic. But keeping our troops out of harm's way, especially when the war is unnecessary, is never unpatriotic. There is no better way to support the troops.

Since we now know that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction and was not threatening anyone, we must come to terms with 3,000 American deaths and 23,000 American casualties. It is disconcerting that those who never believed the justifications given for our invasion and who, now, want the war ended, are still accused of not supporting the troops. This is strange, indeed.

This was a quote from Ron Paul

Answer 1

I support the troops 100% (this includes my stepson in the Army), as a matter of fact I support them so much I want them home with their familes and out of harms way. I'm very proud of our fighting men and women and know that when a day comes that we are actually threatened they will protect us. There was no threat from Iraq and any of our soldiers blood that is spilled there is a terrible waste of our young men.

Answer 2

My wife and I support the troops %120 and then some, but as many others we are against this war with Iraq. Bush sent our troops in there for false reasons, as there were no WMD's, and for those that don't agree, just answer one question and be honest with yourself when answering, if Saddam had these so-called weapons of mass destruction, why did he not use them when we invaded?
And for those that claim we should believe in this war, and support our president until the mission has been accomplished, just what is our mission? it changes daily.
Is it to put a stop to the terrorism? actually, Iraq had no terrorist, no atomic weapons and no means to attack and harm the United states, and none were involved in 9/11, so again, what was or is our purpose for this war?
Support the troops, yes, support the war, no !
Now, as I read some other opinions regarding Saddam's use of gas on his own people, so what? if you read or remember the history of the United States and our backing of Iraq in the Iraq-Iran war, we furnished Saddam with the weapons used, including but not limited to the gas.
Remember Waco? Saddam had nothing to do with that incident, that was our doing, and was that any more justified than Saddam's killing of the Kurds, who had an armed revolt going against the government. What do you think our country would do to it's civilians if we tried the same thing?

Answer 3

Here's a couple of quotes from some who even smarter men:

"The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all." -- Thomas Jefferson

"A man may be loyal to his government and yet oppose the particular principles and methods of administration."
-- Abraham Lincoln

"If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin."
-- Samuel Adams

"Of course the people dont want war...that is understood. But voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." -- Hermann Goering

Answer 4

Troops are the courageous little ones of a county. They sacrifice their existence for his or her united states and for the human beings. They wake and shield so as that the rustic can sleep devoid of concern. Its our accountability to work out if our troops are battling for the rustic or battling for purely some. If we are unfavourable to a conflict its because of the fact the conflict isn't for the rustic fairly its purely for some. So while we exhibit against such form of conflict Its potential we are helping our troops.

Answer 5

We anti-war people support our troops 101%, we love our troops, we want them home right now. However they have been deployed in what many believe is an un-Constitutional war on foreign soil.

They are supposed to be home protecting our country from inside it's borders,,,,not getting caught in the crossfire from an internal civil war.

Let all those politicians that voted for war in Iraq, go in person to try to stop the madness that's currently going on in Iraq.

I am totally insulted that those politicians have the gall to sacrifice our sons & daughters for their unspecified causes.....

.....Elect Ron Paul and bring some sanity back to the USA!

Answer 6

Indeed. That is the rhetoric of the 'patriotic' Americans who believe Iraq war is justified.

I am against the war because it is totally unnecessary, and because lives of my friends are on the line. I have lost a friend to a road-side bomb. Although he did volunteer, I believe his life was lost unnecessarily. He could have served the country better had he been alive. Don't tell me we hate our troops - the troops are our own friends and family.

Answer 7

"Since we now know that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction and was not threatening anyone"

Now that's funny... ask the Kurds if they felt threatened? Why were there numerous terrorists training camps found in Iraq? Why would Saddam "flex" like he was so close to nukes if he was no threat? Is gassing and killing hundreds of thousands of Kurds with mustard gas not considered a WMD? And when you do give someone all the warning in the world, let them know you are coming, and give them a few months to prepare.... don't you think they would remove that which you were looking for BEFORE you get there?

These are all just common sense questions.

And while I believe most Americans do "like" our troops there are many who do not support them. It is apparent when they spout off and call our troops terrorists (gitmo and other incidents) or they call them murderers of innocent women and children and over inflate death tolls or when the troops need funding and they choose to politicize and try to attach all sorts of non sense the bill and then of course, when they say they just want to bring them home.... these men and women see first hand the impact they are making, they see how they are changing people's lives and they know they have a job to do and to FINISH.

Answer 8

gerafalop
" If you support the troops, you want them to succeed in their mission, not to fail. "

Nice republican vomit...does your brain even twitch when you recite it

If you support the troops you don't send the troops to die for corporate profits.

The troops are supposed to defend our homeland, the American people, the Constitution.....not the profit margins of Enron & Halliburton

and to all of the "complete the mission" zombies....The "mission" is a fraud. Once you realize you're beating up an innocent person do you continue to beat him up anyway.......to complete the mission

Not a single Iraqi involved with 9-11

Lots of Saudis though...Bush's good friends

Turkey is killing Iraqi Kurds right now...more of Bush's good friends

When is our invasion of Saudi Arabia and Turkey ?

Answer 9

They are not fighting for nothing... Terrorism is wrong no matter how you look at it.

Unpatriotic ? Is it unpatriotic to allow the citizens of Iraq to be under the thumbs of the cowardly bullies that want to take the country over for themselves... Terrorists. They are not there to free the Iraqi people from American infiltrators. lets get realistic, and where would they be coming from ? Think about it.

"Since we now know that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction..." flat out wrong ! He used them against his own people ! He clearly had them. Those that remained, we can make a good educated guess as to where they are now - Iran, along with the fighter aircraft that ended up over there to be protected and we no longer hear about. Quit spreading liberal media bias.

"3,000 American deaths and 23,000 American casualties" ?

You mean 3500 casualties and 23,000 wounded... big difference. Many people will read what you have here and actually believe it.

Answer 10

Here are some quotes from GOP members regarding President Clinton's war in Kosovo in 1999. These same things being said by Dems now result in them being called traitors.

"You can support the troops but not the president" --Representative Tom Delay (R-TX)

"If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy." --Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of presidential candidate George W. Bush

"Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life?" --Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99

"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is." --Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)

"My job as majority leader is be supportive of our troops, try to have input as decisions are made and to look at those decisions after they're made ... not to march in lock step with everything the president decides to do." --Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)