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| No | 22% | 108 votes | Total: 500 votes | |
| Yes | 78% | 392 votes |
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by Jay Halseth
Is it possible to support the troops but not the war? The answer is a resounding no! America was formed on the basis of conflict and revolution. Starting with the migration ...read more
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The idea of supporting the troops but not supporting the war is ludicrous at best. In fact, the troops ARE the war. They have no other purpose for being in Iraq other than to ...read more
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Conflict in Iraq: Is it possible to support the troops but not the war? I am torn by this question. I desperately want to believe that it is possible to support our troops a...read more
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by Nan Keltie
A Son Overseas ~ When he called from D.C. on September 11, 2001, the first thing our son told us was that he was safe. Enrolled in college there, one of his part-time jobs was...read more
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A long time ago, in his anthem "Universal Soldier", the singer Donovan effectively summed up the hypocrisy of the argument that is always trotted out by defenders of the militar...read more
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by John Stall
I have always been inclined to say, "While I do not support the war in Iraq, I support our troops." After all, the troops do not make policy. The troops are just people trying t...read more
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by Ravi Nayar
Let us not for a moment think of this particular tragedy of Iraq and the US involvement in it. Let us look at nations and their soldiers who go to war in foreign countries in a ...read more
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by Ted Sherman
"Our country, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong." This is a quote from a speech by Lieutenant (later Admiral) Stephen Decatur, the Navy commander w...read more
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It seems difficult for me and for others to put together the reasoning behind supporting troops, but not what troops are designed and trained to do. Troops are soldiers, and the...read more
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by Stan Dykstra
This is a convenient excuse conjured up by the guilt ridden Viet Nam era anti-war activists who now regret the disrespect and ill treatment they heaped upon innocent Viet Nam ve...read more
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The "support the troops, not the war" mantra that most Americans seem to be only too eager to repeat without processing what it really means, I believe, goes back to the Gulf Wa...read more
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by Gary Maclean
Conflict in Iraq: Is it possible to support the troops but not the war? Any kind of war is horrible. None of us really "enjoy" war, at least I hope not. War is death and mayh...read more
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by J.R. Lewis
I support the war because I support the troops. To say that one supports the troops and not the war seems to say that the troops must be lesser, must be damaged or ignorant, ...read more
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by Holly Berry
I have talked, on their blogs or in person at Fort Hood, with many of our troops who are currently serving or have returned from serving in Iraq. Some were Army Soldiers and som...read more
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Can you say, "I believe in our players, we have a great quarterback and top ranked defense, but I don't believe in football."? To support the troops you have to support the ...read more
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by Nilufer R.
I don't mean to sound offensive, but what kind of logic is in such a question ? How can someone be against the "war" in Iraq and support the troops ? It is NOT a war, to begin w...read more
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It's actually quite simple. For "soldier" and "war" are two entirely different concepts. Linked, but separate. It goes back to that Voltaire-an axiom, "I may disapprove of ...read more
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I have often been asked, when I was the wife of a soldier deployed to Iraq, and now as the wife of an Iraq Veteran, how it is possible for me to say that I support the troops bu...read more
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It is always possible in a country that claims to be free to support one portion of something, while disagreeing with the overall policy. For example, I still respect the offic...read more
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We cannot expect our troops to decide which wars they will fight and those they won't, so why can't their families at home support the troops if they don't support the war? It i...read more
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The only reason there is even any question as to the possibility of supporting the soldiers and not the war is because of the severely misguided objections of a relatively tiny ...read more
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For an hour every Friday from 2003 to 2006, along with other war protesters I held signs while standing on a Santa Fe, New Mexico street corner. One of my signs read "Support O...read more
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Supporting the troops without supporting the war itself is a common practice among many free thinking Americans that simply want to see the troops come home. If it was on the s...read more
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This question is more loaded than a police-issued handgun. Is it possible to support the troops but not the war? Operation Iraqi Freedom has go on for almost five years. As a...read more
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by maddie rose
To Support Our Troops in Iraq, without Supporting the War? I am proud to say, I am married to a retired Air Force Veteran for the last thirty years. Of twenty of them were s...read more
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by Ed Payne
Yes. These are two different issues, one policy and one social. On the Policy side, I will never support any effort to squelch or demine any debate on the policy of being ...read more
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by Graham Lear
Speaking as an old soldier ,who served is country in quite a few conflicts ,and even speaking as one who did not support two or three of them even when I was out there putting i...read more
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by Teri Vance
Is it possible to support our troops in Iraq, but not support the war? I have four words for you, in answer to that question .... "You Bet Your Ass!" I have the utmost respect ...read more
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by Mathew Paul
OUR SOLDIERS UNDERSTAND THE WAR IN IRAQ As a candidate President Bush said he was against nation-building in foreign policy. As President, he initiated one of the biggest...read more
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"Support Our Troops" means different things to different people. Those of us who have opposed the war have frequently been accused of not supporting the troops. My response is a...read more
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I met a Vietnam-era Navy Seal recently who had been given an award for his work at a homeless shelter. He could think of ten other people who deserved it more than he. He said...read more
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"Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die". ~Herbert Hoover. Our former President's words are as true today as they were when they were first spoken...read more
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by Ryan Ely
ABSOLUTELY! The war is an event a concept, the troops fighting the war are living breathing people. They are fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, husbands, and wi...read more
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Conflict in Iraq: Is it possible to support the troops but not the war? I support humanity. I can support people without liking what they are being asked to do. War is ...read more
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The War was decided upon, readied for and engaged by Politicians and Generals, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Senate. The War is fought by hard working, young people who ei...read more
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It was mid-afternoon on a cold January day as I briefly scanned the day's headlines. Just as I sipped my home-brewed Colombian coffee and prepared to skim through the endless He...read more
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