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"We support the troops but not the mission"
Short......but to the point...
NBC reporter embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq for 4 years asks them if they buy the "We support the troops but not the mission" mantra. The answer is "NO."
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You think we're gonna hear any cries of " We need to listen to our troops on th ground" ??? NOTOriginally Posted by stephanie
A nutcase will do nutty things.
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Sadly......No..
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself."
Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
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Awesome find.
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it's not possible... thats why i respect people who have the balls to say they don't support either.
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Again?"We support the troops but not the mission"
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Support the troops, but not the mission?
It's certainly possible if you ask me. I don't see why support for troops has to be equated to support for an immoral and illegal war of aggression against Iraq ...
And even the soldiers want out of it now so I doubt they would disagree. The Iraqis have been saying it for a while. Only Bush wants to stay there ... :S
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then you can support the troops when they come home, or support them coming home, but you can't support troops when they are out their carrying out a mission you disagree with voluntarily... I don't support the mission, I don't support the troops in that mission, but I do appreciate the sacrifice... I can't feel sympathy for anyone who would put themselves in a situation where they could be in a war they didn't believe they should be fighting, thats why I needed out, I need control over my own actions. I appreciate and respect them, but I certainly don't support them and I don't think we should fund them.
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"You have to support the mission in order to support the troops" is probably one of the most retarded statements I've ever heard.
FYI, The troops do not make the mission.
The mission is created by our President and his administration.
We do not have to support that mission and the decisions made in order to support our troops.
Supporting the troops means you hope for their safe and well return and that you support the sacrifices made, regardless of what the mission is.
You honor them for their bravery and for their effort.
When we say "we don’t support the mission" were saying we don’t support the President.
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my contention is that support is the wrong word to be using, you can't support the troops in their mission if you don't support the mission... that doesn't mean you can't feel for the troops and honor and respect them... but you don't support them, if you support them you support what they do...
I don't support them or what they do... the troops don't make the mission but they did put their lives in the trust of the government and choose to stick it out for a little money and honor, if they don't believe in the war they shouldn't be fighting it, pure and simple... like i said i have no sympathy for people who sign their lives over and then complain about it later when they could get out if they wanted to(same reason I have no sympathy for the dems doing the same thing)... I respect and understand that they are sacrificing alot, but i don't support what they are sacrificing for and I don't support them... you can't support one and not the other... it's simply not the right word.
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To my dear husband,
"Honey, I hate your boss, I hate your job, and I think the work you voluntarily took on is illegal, immoral and an embarassment. In fact, I am going to publicly protest until you stop doing this job.
But... but... I support you!"
Love,
Your wife
Last edited by Abbey Marie; 06-05-2007 at 03:05 PM.
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I support the troops. They are only doing their jobs, what they have been told to do.
I do not support the dumass fool who has sent them to suffer meaningless death.
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They should all be deported to Cuba.
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