Americans: Do you support the troops?

Question

Why or why not?

Answer 1

all jockstraps support the troops....the real troophater is our commander in chief

Answer 2

I don't think a lot of Americans really support the troops. If you are against their mission, you are not supporting them. I bet OBL wishes he thought up the "I support the the troops but not the war" line.

For example, can you really say you are supporting your child when you tell them before a track meet, "Your not going to win, but I support you."

What a lot of Americans do is confuse "sympathy" for "support," such as the person that answered that she supports the troops by getting them out of Iraq. Thats not support. Thats sympathy, feeling sorry for the troops because they are over there.

Answer 3

I support the troops 110%. I support the war in Iraq although I feel it has been handled badly. I do not think we are tough enough on the enemy. I despise anyone who says we are losing. I want no quiters on my side when at war. There is no room for defeatism. When you are in a war you either win or lose. Do we want a leadership in this country that is OK with losing a war against an emeny who is committed to the destruction of our country and way of life?

Lead, Follow, or Get the Hell Out of the Way

Answer 4

Yes I support the Troops, they are doing a fine job in tough times and they're protecting our country.

Answer 5

Absolutely. 100%. I would think most people do. I wish I could actually *do* something though. Like donate to families that are struggling because a member of their family was hurt or killed in the wars. But, I'm struggling to pay bills myself.

I currently have 3 friends deployed (1 navy, 1 Marine, 1 Army). I wish them the best and worry about them. I hate to think there are Americans out there that don't.

Answer 6

I do support what the troops are doing because every terrorist, insurgent, or whatever they're called that our people wipe off the face of the earth is one less scumbag that could hurt this country in a similar fashion as they did on 9/11/01.

Answer 7

Yes.
I ride for their funerals, deployments and returns. I stop them to say thank you when I see them, pay for their dinners when I see them out. Will do what ever I can to let them know I support their sacrifice to serve our country.

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Answer 8

Absolutely, 100%!!
I do NOT support an incompetent, arrogant, greedy, war-mongering administration that lied to Congress, hoodwinked the American people and conned our valiant U.S. troops into believing there was honorable purpose in attacking another sovereign nation that in no way threatened, provoked or attacked the United States.
I do NOT support a Commander-In-Chief who has murdered 675,000 Iraqis and 3,800 U.S. soldiers so that a handful of his wealthy elitist friends can become wealthier.
I do NOT support a government that holds the Iraqi Parliament hostage to an outrageous demand that it pass a law surrendering two-thirds of its oil fields to private foreign oil companies, effectively stealing Iraq's most valuable economic resource (this is Bush's number-one non-military 'benchmark'). **
-RKO- 09/24/07

Answer 9

I certainly do support our troops. My husband is serving his third tour in Iraq. I'm proud of what he has done these past 8 years as a Marine.

Answer 10

YES YES YES

i am a vietnam vet..and we got NO respect..some of us (not me) were afraid to even wear our uniforms...i was and still am proud to have served my country and we should support ALL our troops of any war...these people did not ask to fight...the country sent them out and we went some reluctantly..but we still did our job...THINK of where this country would be without a military..
ever...

Answer 11

Of Course i do, i pray for them and for everyone over there.the innocents should be helped.millions are homeless and in other country's seeking help and we should help out the country's that take in refuges.there all our troops and we should all support them even if we shouldn't have invaded that country and caused so many life's to be taken.there doing there duty as best they can and mistakes happen in war and occupation.and i am for them not against them.I pray for Peace. when we are Israel bomb Iran there will be war,retaliation. and possibly then Armageddon.