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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-27-07 09:16 PM
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Does anyone know just how the phrase "Supporting The Troops" came to mean
Edited on Sun May-27-07 09:16 PM by Poiuyt
keeping the war going?

I remember when the Viet Nam War ended, the returning troops were not treated too well. After a while, the various veterans groups started asking for more respect for what they had done. That's what I think of when I think of "Supporting The Troops," showing them respect and giving them support. I don't know how it came to equate with war mongering.

That's what I'll be thinking about on Memorial Day.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-27-07 09:17 PM
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1. "Joes" kind of an accidental meant to? As in LIEberman?
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-27-07 09:20 PM
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2. Corrected (sorry)
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pinto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-27-07 09:27 PM
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3. RW redirection. Short pithy line, easily picked up by the press, repeated endlessly by RW spokesmen.
Edited on Sun May-27-07 09:31 PM by pinto
Age old slight of hand employed by scam artists and magicians. Redirect your attention.
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paparush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-27-07 09:31 PM
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4. They're the only ones with secure jobs.
Maybe that's what its means - Keep the Troops Employed.

My company laid off ANOTHER 20% of our workforce last week. That's two, 20% reductions in less than a year.
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