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Oh. You "Support the Troops"... (Original Post)
madinmaryland
Jan 2014
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KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)1. Please add "Complete their obligation (back door draft)"
That's how we ended up with troops serving multiple tours of duty in combat zones in the first place.
And then the GOP MFers had the nerve to say increased veterans benefits in the GI Bill were too generous.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)2. Bush denied a lot of them combat pay.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)3. or need medical care or relocation for family or a JOB!!!
Fearless
(18,421 posts)4. They are well-supported right up until the point they sign on the dotted line.
Then they get low pay, no armor, and stranded in an foreign nation we have no need being in in the first place.
ffr
(22,669 posts)5. Damn straight! That needed to be said. +1000
Thank you!
Rex
(65,616 posts)6. You certianly don't see the pin wearing suits go out and find the nearest
homeless vet and offer him/her lunch. Clapping and cheering are free and easy.