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As a WWII veteran and a peace activist, I take it personally when people claim I don’t support the troops. My love is so great that I will not sit idly while our soldiers die in an unjustified war, that I will do everything in my power in my community to bring them back to the loving arms of their families and secure funding for their health care upon their return. A ribbon bumper sticker and waving a flag aren’t enough for me.
The best way to support our troops is to bring them home from Iraq, and take care of them when they return — with fully funded education, health care and other benefits.
Veterans returning from Iraq are far more likely than the civilian population to become homeless, commit suicide or other violent acts and have long-term physical and/or mental health problems. How can I not work to get them out of a war that need not have begun?
They are left in the quagmire with no end in sight. Our nation is less secure after all their sacrifices because of the blunder of our leaders.
ORVILLE JONES
Fruita
16 Responses to “Supporting the troops”
Posted March 5th, 2008 at 9:26 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
I could not disagree with you more. I think the war in Iraq is a good thing!
Posted March 5th, 2008 at 10:07 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
As a Vietnam era veteran, I think “supporting the troops” means giving them the biggest, baddest weapons, the LEADERS with enough brains to fight the kind of war WE are in, and HONEST politicians in congress to stop stabbing them in the back politically.
Harry Reid has caused the death of more Marines than all the “insurgents” in Iraq.
And all for “political gain”.
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 8:21 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
A “good thing” ???!!!….good for the big oil companies, Halliburton, etc…..there is no justification for this “war”, and anyone who believes that it’s “a good thing” needs their priorities checked out…of course, Johnson thinks that maybe HE has the “brains” to fight his kind of war…I’m all for sending you over there for a 100 years to sort this one out! Bush & Co. caused more deaths than anyone.
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 9:04 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
And you still believe that ted kennedy was never on that island.
Have you ever heard a democrat lie that you didn’t believe?
And yes, give me unlimited authority to conduct the war in a manner that ALLOWS winning, it would be over in 3 months with far fewer loss of American lives.
But, I’m not politically correct and you, and others of your ilk would feel bad that some radical muslim terrorists would be killed or injured.
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 9:15 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
Roland, Roland, Roland, First of all it is not Bushes war, it is not an illegal war and no one was lied to about it. Congress approve of it. anybody with half a brain would have known it would mean we would be there for many years, in fact I remember George Bush telling people we would be there for an undetermined amount of time. It is a good thing because it supplies us with a central place to kill terrorists that would otherwise be out there trying to do us harm some other place in some other way. We have eliminated more of them than we have lost and we are winning so why would we want to leave?
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 10:04 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
It IS Bush’s “war”,and you are deluded if you don’t know that. Also, explain to me why repubs feel right generalizing everything, such as democrat “lies”…it’s not democrat “lies” that got us into this mess in Iraq, and believing that “no one was lied to about this” is plain ridiculous. Opening up Iraq to provide a destination for terrorist was a good idea? Tell that to the Iragi people!….It’s a totally under-planned and mis-managed “war”, founded on self-serving interests, and if you don’t believe that, then you need to get your head(s) out of the sand. Now, talk among yourselves, as I have better things to do than argue with stubborn neo-cons.
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 10:15 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
Hmmm, interesting….
WE (roland labeled neo-cons) deal with and rely on FACTS, provable at any time and in any place, and “we” are “deluded”….
roland on the other hand, relies entirely on liberal hogwash spewed forth by the mainstream media with no basis in FACT, and he(?) expects us to respect him(?) for his(?) mind…..?
ok…
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 10:43 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
So anything Johnson believes is correct, “facts” “provable”….? I find that,in itself, as dubious…everything is “liberal hogwash”? Granted,mainstream media needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but neo-con commentators and the like are HARDLY ‘FACTS”! How does Johnson know what I, and others like, me “rely” on?? Another case of arrogant, know everything, neo-cons. Explain how you have the true facts, please. Shouldn’t the rest of us have access to such, or is it just the “club” that you belong to?
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 10:47 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
Oh, and I never expected the likes of you to respect anyone for their minds, other than those who totally agree with your own self-righteous ideas. I am totally FINE with that, by the way.
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 11:11 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
Awww now roland, the FACTS are available to ANYONE with the desire for the TRUTH to find.
And you keep spouting the liberal lines that “Bush lied”, “it’s for the oil”, etc.
Typical political lies for political gain, regardless of how many American Service Personnel die fighting to PROTECT American lives.
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 11:42 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
I have been expecting the ol line about there didn’t used to be terrorists in Iraq until Bush caused them to be there. That one is straight from the Democratic headquarters. However, it has been proven through captured documents that there was a terrorist presence prior to the U.S. going in and making it a better place. As to where I get much of my facts? From two current family Marines and one former family Marine!! They tell me about all the good things over there that the news media conveniently leaves out. They tell me how much the Iraqi people really do want us to stay and how greatful they are. Liberals put too much faith on the news media. We lost Vietnam because of the news media & the politicians and had the present day media been around in the 1940’s we would have lost WW II. This war is a military venture and the politics should be left out of it. We would be much farther along than we are now if the politicians would butt out and let out great military do their job!!!
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 12:24 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
Liberals and the Democrats are NOT the enemy!
check out this website, if you are open-minded enough.
http://ivaw.org/faq
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 2:19 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
Well, that would depend on the “enemy” of what, or who.
prior to the democrat party taking the plunge into full fledged socialism in the 60,s and 70’s, this nation did pretty well without a large central government.
Since then, they have become the enemy of the United States as it existed.
It is a declared enemy of the United States Constitution.
It is an enemy of the working class in America.
This list could go on.
Prior to less brains johnson, the federal government was seldom in peoples lives.
Now, the bureaucrats and elected officials of both parties cannot wait to try to out do the other when it comes to overpowering the citizenry.
Name one part of your life that is not controlled by the federal government, then do a little research to find out whether or not, that intrusion existed prior to 1940.
Pay particular attention to the educational system before 1930, and after 1950.
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 2:43 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
The website looks like a sister site of moveon.org. Why on earth would I put any value into anything on that site when I have three marines telling me that 90% of the military backs President Bush 100%.
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 3:03 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
Johnson: That is a crock, saying that Democrats are the enemy! not even worth responding to..and you are the patriot around here? You are part of the reason this country is as polarized as it is today, paranoid and delusionsl…. . and “why in the world, indeed!”…among others on this site: vets4vets, Yale law., military.com, L.A. Times,stating things you don’t like to hear….I forgot about the close-minded types like you…if it doesn’t reinforce your premises, than it’s not legit…You are not capable of discussion, just lecture and reitteration of your position…but, let anyone else say anything different, then they are uneducated liars…pathetic! Oh, and Bush lied, and it is about oil!
Posted March 6th, 2008 at 6:55 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
Careful roland, your failure to comprehend is showing.
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