Yes or No..
Also, please leave a D or R for party affiliation.
2007-07-06 02:18:34 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
You're right Jeff... I also missed the Libertarians.
My bad.
2007-07-06 02:26:14 · update #1
I gotta give a He!! yeah
2007-07-06 02:21:15 · answer #1 · answered by Red Sox '07 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes!!
Indep.
What has one to do with the other. A civilian run Army is always at the whim of politics and it has nothing to do with the troops.
What I find absurd is all those on here who say they support the troops, when their actions clearly say otherwise!
Bush doesn't support the troops! He never has! That's why they are being killed over oil and taxpayers money is going to company's on welfare than for the safety of the troops!! Wars should not be about how many more millionaires you can make with money we had to borrow from China!
Even the troops don't support Bush!
From the Army Times, which has been removed. Now who would do such a thing?
"The American military -- once a staunch supporter of President Bush and the Iraq war -- has grown increasingly pessimistic about chances for victory, according to the 2006 Military Times Poll.
For the first time, more troops disapprove of the president's handling of the war than approve of it. Barely one-third of service members approve of the way the president is handling the war.
When the military was feeling most optimistic about the war -- in 2004 -- 83 percent of poll respondents thought success in Iraq was likely. This year, that number has shrunk to 50 percent.
Only 35 percent of the military members polled this year said they approve of the way President Bush is handling the war, while 42 percent said they disapproved. The president's approval rating among the military is only slightly higher than for the population as a whole. In 2004, when his popularity peaked, 63 percent of the military approved of Bush's handling of the war. While approval of the president's war leadership has slumped, his overall approval remains high among the military.
Just as telling, in this year's poll only 41 percent of the military said the U.S. should have gone to war in Iraq in the first place, down from 65 percent in 2003"
Even the military doesn't support Bush!
2007-07-06 09:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by cantcu 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Support for the troops ranges from making sure they have the infrastructure behind them to make sure they have the ability to complete their mission to actually backing them on their mission. Undermining the mission with a constant stream of vitriole and invective as we see today does not constitute supporting them, in my opinion.
As far as the President, it is obviously within your rights to criticize him for his policies and decisions. Similar to the above statement though, the incessant drivel spewed forth about anything from his daughters to his National Guard service serve only to fragment and polarize the nation more than it already is, which has a "trickle down" effect on the troops.
So while can't say I completely disagree with your premise, given today's poisonous atmosphere, I must say that the way the Bush-haters pursue their quest is also undermining the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and their missions.
I'm a proud independent. Don't really like politicians in general, especially the whiny grasping ones or the holier than thou ones.
2007-07-06 09:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by thegubmint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is yes. As a 25 year retired Marine CWO with two tours in Nam, I will always support out troops. That does not mean I have to support the man who sent them in harms way. Oh, I am a DEM.
2007-07-06 09:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hi Bob...I'm proud to say that I'm a "D" and I can honestly say that I can support our troops but not our President. Unfortunately, I don't believe in the "cause" anylonger since we had captured Saddam and I feel that since this issue has been rectified in a sense that we need to bring our troops home. But as long as they are deployed over in Iraq and other countries they have my full support and respect. Have a great day!
2007-07-06 09:31:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes D
2007-07-06 09:23:09 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! The troops take orders and do their very best with the equipment and commanders they have. The president in his role as Commander-in-Chief, or commander guy as he calls himself has made some very big mistakes but it is not the fault of those below him in rank. Those brave men and women are there getting shot at, bombed and God knows what so the commander guy doesn't have to nor any of us has to be in danger due to his blunders.
God bless our troops. God bless America.
2007-07-06 10:02:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! Teddy Roosevelt said it best:
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
It is our obligation under the Constitution to question the president when he/she screws up. And no decision has ever been as deserving of criticism than the Iraqi war.
2007-07-06 09:26:33 · answer #8 · answered by Hemingway 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have small support for the President. Lately, I am dismayed by his actions with trying to push the amnesty bill. I support the troops and what they are doing and hope they can come home soon. (R)
2007-07-06 09:46:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. No affiliation; I lean left on some issues, right on others.
2007-07-06 09:24:28 · answer #10 · answered by tiny Valkyrie 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes R
2007-07-06 09:21:47 · answer #11 · answered by jrock1206 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋