Support The Troops - Bring Them Home

Those who think we don't support the troops because we want them brought home before another one of America's sons and daughters are killed or wounded have things backward. It's because we DO support them that we want them brought home. Those who want this travesty built on lies to continue, leaving them in harm's way for political gain are the ones who don't support them.



Our military has been betrayed by their own commander-in-chief. He has used the courage and patriotism of our troops for purposes that are not intended in the oath they swear to protect and defend the United States. We were in no danger from Iraq so there was nothing to protect or defend us against.



The idea that we are fighting "them" there so we don't have to fight "them" here is an absurdity. Terrorism is a tactic. A terrorist is someone who uses that tactic because of an ideology. You can't bomb an ideology or kill it with bullets. We are only creating more enemies and giving them more reasons to hate America. That makes us LESS safe.



Bush's idea that we are bringing democracy to the rest of the world because democratic nations don't attack other nations is wrong on two counts. One: you can't force democracy at the end of a gun. Two: we're a democratic nation and we attacked another nation.


We aren't giving the Iraqis freedom. You can't be free when you're occupied. The Constitution Iraq had under Saddam was the most secular in the Middle East. Indications are that the new one will incorporate sharia, Islamic law, which will impose more restrictions with harsher punishments so they will be less free than they were, particularly the women.


George Bush's actions has made things infinitely worse for the Iraqi people. There was no reason to invade and since we're making things worse, there is no logical, moral or any intelligent reason to "stay the course". If you discover you were driving down the wrong road, you don't continue on that same road because you'll never reach your destination and will only end up lost. Keeping our troops in Iraq until they have a trained military to protect themselves in unrealistic. We have the best trained and equipped military in the world and we have not been able to accomplish that.



Our presence is inflammatory and is fueling the fighting to drive us out. We would do no less if another country bombed, invaded and occupied America.



Support the troops. Get them out of harm's way and bring them home.