(July 24, 2016 at 5:52 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(July 24, 2016 at 3:49 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Important, because regardless of whether or not it can be done, american soldiers will spill their blood out doing what they're told. This, from the party of the troops?
I think not.
Indeed. The best support our troops can get -- the support they need -- is the support the civilian leadership can give by not putting them in no-win situations any more.
Well put. At the height of the Afghan War (or maybe Iraq - these things run together in my mind), I recall seeing vid of a protest in the US where more than one person was holding a sign reading 'Support Our Troops - Bring Them Home'.
Boru
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