Soldiers Donate Most To Ron Paul - Why?

Question

If Ron Paul is "anti-war" why do US soldiers donate more to him than any other candidate?
http://ronpauldelaware.wordpress.com/2007/07/16/military-favors-ron-paul-over-mccain/
http://studentsforpaul.org/ron_paul_us_militarys_1_choice

Answer 1

I could only possibly believe such a thing if it were to come from a credible unbiased source. So far nobody has been able to produce such a link.

Answer 2

Maybe because they respect veterans like Paul and McCain? Paul a little more than McCain, because he doesn't vacillate on his positions? Obviously they gave a lot to Obama as well, and most military people I know used to not be Democrats. So it's gotta be the war issue, since even Obama seems anti-war compared to Hillary.

EDIT: Yep, it's gotta be the war. With Paul edging out due to him being a Republican, and a Veteran, and principled.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3601542

EDIT2: Ancho A, Ron Paul has been polling higher than your correct answer percentage. That's ironic isn't it?

Answer 3

Because Congressman Paul has made the commitment to bring our soldiers home as soon and as safely as possible.

There was no reason for them to be in Iraq in the first place (no wmd's ever found) and when they return they usually suffer from mental and physical problems. They sacrifice their lives to defend this country, yet they are not treated properly.

But Paul plans to change all of that, by making sure our veterans are being taken care of a priority.

He has introduced the following bills:

"Congressman Ron Paul and the U.S. Congress have passed the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006.
The bill is designed to help military veterans cope with the rising cost of living by tying increases in benefits to inflation.
The Act increases rates for veterans’ disability compensation and dependent compensation. It also increases dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children of veterans, while raising the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children. The rate increases are based on the cost-of-living adjustments established for Social Security Benefits.

On May 19, 2005, Congressman Ron Paul introduced legislation designed to postpone military base closures here in the United States, HR 2511.
Similar legislation was introduced by U.S. Senator John Thune (R - South Dakota). One of the conditions of the legislation was that military cuts could not occur until after U.S. troops in Iraq were back in the United States. Upon introducing the bill, Congressman Paul said, “We should not be talking about shutting down military bases here in Texas and across the U.S. while we are building bases and fighting wars overseas. We should not be shutting down domestic bases that provide critical support for our troops who are fighting in places like Iraq and Afghanistan”

A number of other key bills and amendments supporting the U.S. military and military personnel have been enacted into law with the support of Congressman Paul:
•HR 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2005 - including project assistance for Galveston, as well as authorizing general expenditures to defend our coastline.
•An amendment to extend veteran’s preference to individuals who served on active duty in the armed forces for a period of more than 180 consecutive days between 9/11 and the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
•A “Sense of Congress” to deny funding to any college or university that denies equal access to ROTC programs or military recruiters.
•An amendment establishing the employment of National Guard and Reserve personnel as one of the evaluation factors in awarding defense contracts"

http://www.ronpaulforcongress.com/html/v...

Answer 4

This Sailor is not donating to Ron Paul and would never vote for him.

Mr. Paul says he believes in the Constitution, but is ignorant of many parts of it (Article I, Section 8; 16th Amendment, etc..)

Answer 5

The war has dragged on for too long and soldiers doing their 6th-7th tour is ridiculous. Not letting soldiers retire and force them back into service is a joke. The amount of suicides and soldiers going AWOL is huge and morale of the soldiers are being ignored.

Answer 6

Ahcho A - It's great how you ignore facts presented, name-call and dismiss.

You were never a soldier and if you were you were probably Donald Ducked!

Answer 7

They are exhausted! They want to come home. Enough said.

Answer 8

Maybe because you're getting your information from Ron Paul websites?

Try some real facts for a change.

Answer 9

ROFLMAO


What a piece of BS propaganda. Soldiers aren't donating to Rue Paul, they don't make enough to donate anything to anyone other than the collection plate in church. Rue Paul has a 2% rating and he's not going to get anywhere in this US Government. Sorry to burst your bubble.