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Defend them by bringing them home in shame?
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Shame? Who said anything about shame? The only shame should be from being there in the first place. People should be proud that we are smart and just enough to leave. Going from invading countries to actaully defending our country should be a source of pride, not shame. Anyone who would feel shame from that need to reevaluate what's going on.
Do you agree the war was a mistake?
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People were clamoring for their return even during the early stages of the conflict.
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Do you know why?
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Some people want them out of Afghanistan as well.
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Osama isn't in Afghanistan anymore. We probably should at least try to clean up the mess we made their, but the suspected mastermind behind 9/11, the reason we invaded, is no longer there. Intel points to Pakistan.
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IMO, once the troops leave their barracks, the public should stand behind them for the duration, especially through hard times.
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That's nuts. That's, and forgive the perfectly apt Godwin, like good germans supporting the Nazi soldiers despite being against the war. The Germans had no good reason to invade anyone, and neither does the US. If you want to support the troops, do so by helping them do their real job, defending the US. They aren't being ordered to do their job. They are being ordered to invade and occupy a soverign country.
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Yet, the media and left had to keep droning on about petty foibles and trivialities from day one, in their efforts to sour the war effort. I don't think that is right. I don't think that is supporting the troops.
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No WMDs and no al Quaeda links are the entire basis of the war, not trivia.
If your way of supporting the troops is allowing them to be in harms way for no reason, then I guess that's your call. I strongly disagree.