I have a bumper sticker on my car that says "I support meaningless jingoistic cliches". It's my answer to all those "I support the troops" stickers and magnets I see on other vehicles. Have you ever seen one that says "I don't support the troops"? Of course not, because everyone supports them. What the support stickers are really saying is "I support the war". Well, I don't, but I do support the troops. In fact, I supported them to the extent that I was against sending them to Iraq in the first place. How much more supportive can you get?
I have an idea: let's send everyone with a "support the troops" sticker over to actually support the troops. Not necessarily combat (although it's not a bad idea), but in support jobs, like feeding them, doing their laundry, etc. This would save a lot of money that is now going to Halliburton, who is overcharging outrageous fees for this kind of work and give all those "supporters" something to actually do instead of putting those stupid signs on their cars. They could live in the same conditions that the troops do and get a good feeling for the situations that we are putting these young people in. It's oh so easy to say you support them - how about actually doing it?
The line forms on the right.....
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