Can you support out troops and still be against the war?

[John]

To USMC What you say is sooooo true, detractors just babble on with unsupported allegations, hoping if they throw enough $hit something will stick to the wall.

 

[John]

I'd like to know your views on this. It seems there is percentage of Americans who think you can not be against the war and still support the troops?

Does this mean you cant be against what they're fighting for and at the same time hope they all make it home safely?

Making it home safely has nothing to do with supporting the troops.

 

[OPGhostdog]

Making it home safely has nothing to do with supporting
the troops.

The troops must have support from the people here at home
in order to believe in themselves to have the will to make it
back home safely. Knowing that someone is concerned about
your well-being means alot to the troopers, and as a Ex Army
Soldier just to know people is behind you is a uplift.

Hell Yeah I am against the damn war, and I do not like the war
due to the fact that its stupid. However the troops do have my
prayers and support that they will make it back home safe.

USMC the Almighty, I am sure that you're trying to justify your
reasons, but everything Jeffbiss have posted is correct, and its
people like you (who I am starting to think) that we are in this
War for other reasons...that's crap.

EVERYTHING that Jeffbiss stated in his June 28, 2007 5:40 &
his 7:08 PM posts is true, and that's the BIG PICTURE of the
war in Iraq and the Middle East.

 

[mysteryman]

Hey Lt,
You are beating your head against a brick wall.
Most of these people have their minds made up and dont want to be confused by the facts.

I have been to Iraq,and its probably safe to assume you have.
I know what we are doing is right,and nothing these people say will convince me otherwise.

 

[OPGhostdog]

So my statement is to you desert Storm and Iraq Warriors.
Desert Storm and the Iraq war is NOWHERE close to being
another Viet Nam war.

However, its good that a few of you made claim to have
gone to Iraq twice (compare to soldiers who went to the
Nams once) Because once was enough to remember a life
time.

The media have made it simple and easy for anyone to
fight in Iraq setting in their living room or den watching
CNN or Fox. In that case I been to the Middle East six
times

 

[vyo476]

1. I reread my statement and it is very confusing. When I say that Saddam controlled al Qaeda I mean that he did not allow their activity in Iraq, not that he was their leader. So, he controlled them through his absolute power. The only region in which an affiliate of al Qaeda operated was in the Kurdish region where Saddam had no control.

5. Al Qaeda moved into Iraq AFTER we removed Saddam and the Baath Party from power. They were able to use Sunni disenchantment to their advantage but even Iraq's Sunnis don't trust al Qaeda nor would al Qaeda last long in Iraq if we left. Research the Baath Party and you'll understand why.

These two statements contradict each other. Just thought I'd point that out.

 

[Rokerijdude11]

So my statement is to you desert Storm and Iraq Warriors.
Desert Storm and the Iraq war is NOWHERE close to being
another Viet Nam war.

However, its good that a few of you made claim to have
gone to Iraq twice (compare to soldiers who went to the
Nams once) Because once was enough to remember a life
time.

The media have made it simple and easy for anyone to
fight in Iraq setting in their living room or den watching
CNN or Fox. In that case I been to the Middle East six
times

there are startling Political similarities between Nam and Iraq but thats where it ends your comments about how many tours someone served show your total ignorance of what is the reality of war

there is absolutly NO COMPARISON between The fighting in the Jungles and rice paddies and places like Hue and what is occuring in Iraq this also portrays your ignorance in an unbecoming manner

in short you really dont know what the f^ck you are talking about.............there happens to be a large number of nam vets with as many as 3 and four tours in country..........your ignorance is appalling

 

[Napoleon]

These two statements contradict each other. Just thought I'd point that out.

No they don't. An Al Qaeda affiliate, in this case Ansar al-Islam, and Al Qaeda itself are not the same thing. Ansar-al Islam was a KURDISH terrorist group which orchestrated car bombings in Baghdad and whose members were hunted by Saddam's regime. Unfortunately, Saddam couldn't root out the organization because of the northern no-fly zone.

 

[USMC the Almighty]

The only region in which an affiliate of al Qaeda operated was in the Kurdish region where Saddam had no control.

The thing is, this statement is not true.

 

[Rokerijdude11]

prove it

 

[USMC the Almighty]

prove it

al Zarqawi, abu Nadal, Zawahiri, my own two eyes

 

[Rokerijdude11]

sorry buddy your own two eyes account for Sh^t when it comes to proof in a setting like this............thats all the proof you have?

 

[USMC the Almighty]

sorry buddy your own two eyes account for Sh^t when it comes to proof in a setting like this............thats all the proof you have?

No, there's plenty more proof but I have to give it to you in small doses or else you will get overwhelmed.

 

[Rokerijdude11]

yeah ok pal

 

[Napoleon]

al Zarqawi, abu Nadal, Zawahiri, my own two eyes

1. Zarqawi was operating in conjunction with Ansar al-Islam which committed acts of terrorism AGAINST Saddam's regime and was based in the Kurdish territories.

2. Abu Nidal is believed to have been assassinated by Saddam's regime in August of 2002.

3. Saddam's regime had no ties to al-Zawahiri.