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"I support our troops, but I don't support the war.'' |
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Replies: 20 Last Post May 7, 2008 10:38am by nikki
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This statement doesn't make any sense to me. I've never said this because I was never against any wars of the US, so I can't understand any of the logic of it. At best, the person saying this statement is following a red herring. If you are morally against a particular war, why would you "support" anyone participating in it? Who is more at fault? The old man starting a war, or the person that's willing to pick up a weapon once the war has started? Granted, there are exceptions to this. In a country with mandatory service, you have no choice. If your country is invaded, that certainly changes things. Let's say someone joined the Marines in 2003 eager to fight in Iraq, a war you are opposed to on moral grounds. How can you morally support that soldier who is eager to enact polices that you are against? You may have *some* credibility for a soldier who joined prior to the war you are against, but not much. That soldier certainly knows the potential of their enlistment. This is like saying, "I don't support the Holocaust, but I certainly support the brave men of the Waffen Schutzstaffel." War supporters have laid a trap, and anti-war supporters fall right into it. Against accusations that they don't support individual soldiers, and against bad PR of their actions in Vietnam, anti-war faction come up with this statement as a weak defense. Why not just flat out say you are against everything about the war, from top to bottom?
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snowcone200
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I pretty much agree, it's something I wondered every time I see a "I support our troops, not the war" statement or bumper sticker.
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BrokenBelief
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Because you simply can't deny someone respect when they are out in the desert taking bullets for an almost understandable cause. Many soldiers really are forced to join the military simply because they have no other options. Of course, I'm playing devil's advocate, since I really have no opinion on the war, since I don't know enough about it to pretend like I have one. Post edited at 10:43 pm on May 1, 2008 by BrokenBelief
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Missyjane
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Once you enlist, you have no choice where you are sent. These troops may have enisted before this conflict was started. Whether they agree with it or not is not their choice. You can't just quit the army. You are stuck there in service for a predetermined amount of time.
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nikki
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I agree to an extent. However, to a lot of these people, the military is a job for them. They don't join to be political or anything like that, for them it's a way to earn money and support themselves and their families. Not everyone who is fighting in Iraq is supportive of the war, so you can still support the people fighting without supporting the cause.
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QueenOfGeeks
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I don't think that statement makes any sense. And also, the soldiers themselves take offense to this statement. They're risking their lives for what they believe in and if some people don't support their cause, they're ok with that. They just hate it when people say, ''Yes, we support you, just not what you're risking your life for and believe in." It's insulting to them. I know this because my cousin is a soldier.
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PetitOiseau
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You support their dedication to people and their country and admire it and admire their strength. But you disagree with the war.
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