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In reply to the discussion: Veteran Has Had It With Republicans: ‘Don’t You Dare Thank Me For My Military Service’ [View all]brentspeak
(18,290 posts)92. Actually, the Repubs are quite correct to thank the troops for their service
After all, the troops' presence and (through no fault of their own) futile sacrifices in Iraq and Afghanistan made many private contractors -- Republican donors, mostly -- insanely wealthy through our tax dollars.
Those Democrats who also voted to let Bush send troops overseas also can also legitimately 'thank' the troops for their sacrifice; they got reelected due to their spineless rah-rah'ing of the wars.
The troops' collective personal tragedy was the GOP's and some Democrats' personal gain.
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Veteran Has Had It With Republicans: ‘Don’t You Dare Thank Me For My Military Service’ [View all]
Quixote1818
Jul 2015
OP
It's times like this that I truly wish I believed in hell. I'd wish that ALL those responsible
rhett o rick
Jul 2015
#127
war is a racket, and I have long held that the Iraq war was one of the cruelest ruses ever played on
Fast Walker 52
Jul 2015
#49
Ditto from the 60s...they said the 90s would stand the 60s on it's proverbial head. Indeed.
libdem4life
Jul 2015
#52
+1 I considered any car with that fucking ribbon to be a threat to me and the other drivers.
L0oniX
Jul 2015
#75
Thanks. "ISIS was formed in our prisons" - likewise, the Islamic Brotherhood
closeupready
Jul 2015
#56
Unfortunately the people of Iraq just happened live above a very large pool of petroleum; and...
Raster
Jul 2015
#64
+1 from an old late 1960's war protester with forever changed friends who came home.
L0oniX
Jul 2015
#71
Thank you for this post, shadowmayor. Eloquent, devastating, and must be communicated widely.
seafan
Jul 2015
#100
As Le Taz Says, Please Do Not Allow Your Moving Words to Remain Buried in a Comment Stream (nfm)
The Roux Comes First
Jul 2015
#126
Concerning W, Cheney, Rumsfeld and the other Republican hacks that killed all these people...
PatrickforO
Jul 2015
#10
This harkens to another age of American veterans from World War I the "Bonus March".
gordianot
Jul 2015
#38
R#195 & K for, I've been saying this for years. The local radio wingnut lectured me
UTUSN
Jul 2015
#86
Actually, the Repubs are quite correct to thank the troops for their service
brentspeak
Jul 2015
#92
If only all of them would wake up. Sadly most either don't vote or are repubs.
craigmatic
Jul 2015
#97