Will liberals welcome the troops home?

Or will they show their liberal love as they did in Vietnam?

Published on December 30, 2004 By messybuu In Politics

Those on the far left, who proclaim love, peace, and tolerance, compare the war in Iraq to the war in Vietnam. They draw such a parallel that I see it as portent to how they will treat the soldiers when they return. Will they, in the name of love, open-mindedness, and enlightenment, treat the troops returning from Iraq as cruelly as they treated the soldiers returning from Vietnam? I believe so.

Sure, they'll claim otherwise. They'll say they support the troops, but do they really? They insist all we're doing in Iraq is killing innocent women and children. They insist that Saddam Hussein was as innocent as a child. Their "unbiased" news sources, such as CBS, Dan Rather, and IndyMedia, show the troops in a negative light, and whenever news appears of soldiers doing good in Iraq, they discount it as conservative propaganda. To them, the soldiers are nothing but imperialistic storm-troopers. Hell, most of the soldiers still support the President! That alone is enough justification for many of the enlightened ones on the far left.

I'm confiden that when the soldiers return from Iraq, the peace-loving liberals on the far left, in their limitless compassion, enlightenment, tolerance, open-mindedness, peacefulness, intellect, love, worldliness, and wisdom, will spit on them and brand them with labels such as child-killer and murderer as they did in the aftermath of Vietnam.

I should remember though... When they curse the President, the nation, and its people, it's constructive criticism.

Comments

Moderateman

on Dec 30, 2004

the liberals might welcome the troops home WHEN we win this thing... God forbid we somehow loose then the far left will gloat and once again turn there backs on the men and women comming home.

fox_in_the_snow

on Dec 30, 2004

First of all, I have no sympathy towards Saddam Hussain.

As an American who happens to be a social liberal, I have nothing but gratitude and admiration for the men and women who have risked their lives for what they believe in. I feel for the families that pray that the names of Fallen Heroes do not include their spouse, child, sibling, or parent. Criticizing the administration's decisions is an entirely different topic from having blind hostility towards people who actually put their lives on the line to enforce them.

Blind hostility is certainly not limited towards those on the left. Why does everything have to be so lib.vs.con? .

whoman69

on Dec 30, 2004

Conservatives once again saying they are the party to bring America together, trying to tear it farther apart.

scatter629

on Dec 30, 2004

Nothing could be further from the truth. A lot of Americans,regardless of political affinities have matured enough to know the difference between what it perceives as a wrong administrative policy and the troops that carry out these policies. Whether it be Iraq or Vietnam, it's definitely wrong for anyone to blame the troops who try to fulfill their mission. With the rate American lives are lost on a daily basis in Iraq, the worst thing for anyone to do is to blame US soldiers and I doubt very much any American would even entertain that, as you presume.
The anti-war movement that came with Vietnam is another era. It can't be compared with complexities that surround the present War in Iraq. The debate has always been in strategies,not in the simplistic terms of being a pacifist vs. a warmongerer, as you would have other people believe, since application of the wrong strategy would lead to unnecessary loss of more American lives. Since we're in this war together, it probably would be best that we avoid sowing divisions among ourselves. It only serves the enemy's purpose.

latour999

on Dec 30, 2004

I am a liberal, and I hope that they all make it home safely.

thatoneguyinslc

on Dec 30, 2004

I'm a dem, i am against this war, but i don't hold it against those who are fighting it. They are soldiers. It's their job. They deserve the respect of every american, no matter their political persuasion. It's not their fault the commander in chief sent them into a warzone under false pretenses without training, the proper gear, or protection.

I think it's going to be real interesting to see what THEY have to say when they all come home...All things considered. Let's see how much love they have for the right then?

Nixon found out. Even though he inherited that horrible war.

messybuu

on Dec 30, 2004

The debate has always been in strategies,not in the simplistic terms of being a pacifist vs. a warmongerer, as you would have other people believe, since application of the wrong strategy would lead to unnecessary loss of more American lives.

I disagree. There are many who believe that it's the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time. To them, it's not a matter of strategy, but a matter of the war being wrong in general.

They are soldiers. It's their job. They deserve the respect of every american, no matter their political persuasion. It's not their fault the commander in chief sent them into a warzone under false pretenses without training, the proper gear, or protection.

I agree. However, with the media trying to make the American soldiers appear as savage as they can, along with the fact that soldiers overwhelmingly supported Bush in the election, I don't see that mattering much to those on the far left who showed their patriotism for America in protests after the election insulting not just the President, but also Americans and America itself. Does anybody still have a link to those pictures?

Conservatives once again saying they are the party to bring America together, trying to tear it farther apart.

I want to bring America together, but I don't care much about the psychotic fringe of liberalism, and that's the group I'm talking about.

thatoneguyinslc

on Dec 30, 2004

I don't know if that is more the exception than the rule here Buu. I don't think the media coverage of the troops is making them out to be overly savage or brutal. War is ugly business too.

From what i can tell the far left is upset with Washington, not the military. I think when it comes to the troops they won't be nearly as nasty as you're suggesting. But then again, the fringes aren't known for calm logical thought.

dabe

on Dec 31, 2004

Feeling a bit devisive today, messy?

scatter629

on Dec 31, 2004

There are many who believe that it's the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time

If you're in the military, the aspect of the type of war (conventional/unconventional), the timing of the war and the target priorities all involve strategy, not generalities.

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