Supporting the troops means two different things to liberals and conservatives
From Powerline, with a hat tip to Right Wing News:
When conservatives talk about supporting the troops, they mean doing everything possible to help them win the war they’re fighting. Liberals never seem to talk about victory, but rather see “support” as turning soldiers and veterans into another victim group, dependent on government health and welfare services.
Will it work? So far, at least, I think a large majority of our service personnel think of themselves as warriors rather than participants in a social welfare program. But there is a certain logic to the Democrats’ approach: if one’s only concern is the safety of the troops, the simple solution is never to fight. And if, like most liberals, you have no intention of ever fighting, then you might as well take credit for keeping the troops safe. But that isn’t what most Americans, or most soldiers, have in mind when they think of an effective military.
It really drives me nuts when I hear a liberal declare that he is “supporting” the troops by urging Congress to give up and bring them home. The military’s job is to fight this country’s wars, and to kill this country’s enemies. That may not be a pretty thought, but it’s what we are paid to do. We knew this when we got into this line of work, and that’s why I am pained to think that this country may give up on this fight before it’s done.
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You are correct - the first liberal point is to victimize the military - after all none of you knew you might have to actually shoot those weapons - what can we expect from the poor and uneducated?
The liberal end game is to eliminate the military. We don’t need them, because once we start using diplomacy, we will all get along…. kum-by-ya!