If this is correct, that we need to show support to the president as evidence we support the troops, why is it that of the homeless in America, 25% are veteran? Where is their support when they return home? If Bush is SO behind the US service personnel, why is the VA gutted and so many of those who offered themselves for our country are sitting on heating grates and in shelters. Where is their support from our administration? He wants our support, but where is his?
2007-11-09 04:29:55 · 11 answers · asked by momatad 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Lip service looks good on the TV, but when vets are homless and have no health care, well, lips cant pay the bills. Lip service is one thing, but when you cut the funding in the very next breath, you should stop talking.
2007-11-09 04:38:56 · answer #1 · answered by Kevy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No
I am always 110% with the troops but do not always agree with the President.
It is part of my duty and obligation as an American to speak up on all the issues so not only the politicians but also my countrymen know where I stand.
A single ember will soon cease to burn but if you put several embers together you can start a fire.
Some souls are a bit more timid than others and might fear community rejection but there is strength in numbers.
There is a responsibility that goes hand in hand with this duty and that is that I don't encourge our common enemy to continue or increase their efforts.
Members of congress are bound by this responsibility even more than citizens
2007-11-09 05:13:10 · answer #2 · answered by CFB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a difference between appreciation and help. Appreciation is an expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude. So walking as much as a soldier and asserting "thank you for helping safeguard us from harm" is an occasion of appreciation. helping is to sell the pastimes or reason for or to hold up or function a commencing up for. So once you're saying I help the troops you will be sparkling on what you advise. in case you're sending care programs and element of communities like squaddies Angels you're helping the troops. or you may nicely be relatively appreciative yet ultimatley no longer assisting anybody. With the definitions out of ways i could say it relatively is achieveable to assist the troops without helping the president. for the reason which you could help out the troops(as i discussed above) without contributing to Bush in a supportive way(marketing campaign contributions, expressing perspectives for/against him).
2016-10-15 22:00:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supporting the administration and supporting our troops are two different issues. They appear to combine when the Democratically controlled congress threatens to withhold funding for the troops if the President won't agree to a surrender date. As far as the VA, if the veteran was disabled in service, the VA provides care and support proportional to the degree of disability. A non-disabled veteran that is unable to work and indigent, even if not the result of service connected injuries can receive free medical care and possibly receive a VA pension. Many "homeless" veterans are such by choice. The VA has a very active outreach program to help inform these people of their rights to benefits. Keep in mind that being a veteran doesn't automatically entitle you to do nothing in society for the rest of your life. If the veteran is able bodied and mentally able to support himself, he should be supporting himself. If he is not able to support himself, refer him to the nearest VA center for assistance.
2007-11-09 04:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by Jim 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
This is a topic that has been around for quite a long time. The Vietnam Era veterans came home to people spitting on them and calling them "baby killers". Many of them would have to live on the base (a majority in San Diego) until their hair grew back out because hostility was so bad towards them.
The veterans coming from this recent conflict are going to be just as ignored and forgotten. It's unfotunate and makes me sick to think about it.
And no, supporting the troops does NOT mean supporting the president. He's got his own agenda and is using the blood of our soldiers as an expendible resource to attain a goal for himself and his other cronies in power.
2007-11-09 04:40:02 · answer #5 · answered by Chick-A- Deedle 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Right on!!
And for the record, in my opinion, you do not need to support the president to support the troops. The troops are like a child caught in the middle of a messy divorce. They suffer the most, and reap none of the benefits of the "parents" involved.
2007-11-09 04:39:39 · answer #6 · answered by cyn99di 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
To support the troops, we just need to advocate to make sure they receive the support they need on every level from giving them respect, to giving them body armor to making sure they receive access to health care when they return home. They risk their lives to protect us and our allies. They deserve our support.
Supporting the President has nothing to do with supporting the troops.
God Bless Our Troops! Happy Veterans Day!!
2007-11-09 04:38:39 · answer #7 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
absolutely not!!! i am 100% against the president and his unjust war., and 100% supportive of our troops and veterans
2007-11-09 04:41:13 · answer #8 · answered by smarternow 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
He is the 'Commander in Chief,' so, yes, the fate of 'the troops' is very much in his hands.
2007-11-09 04:55:21 · answer #9 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's been that way since anyone can remember. We ask them to do so much and give little in return. At least Bush is attempting to address and fix the issue. Which is more than his predecessor did.
2007-11-09 04:40:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋