Reply #39: Support, seriously.

[recovering democrat]

There are a whole lot of us friends, lovers, family members who care about these soldiers individually and for us "support the troops" is not a silly jingle or a yellow ribbon magnet on a car. My son is one of those troops. I don't just support him; I love him. I want him home ALIVE.

I can understand anger and opposition for the war, and even for the actions they sometimes must take in war. I must support the court martial and criminal punishment of those who abuse and kill under the guise of their military service. But we should not get these issues all mixed up with the people.

Ask how I feel about Democrats? Some I love, some I can't stand, but I care about or criticize the person, not the Democratic party on their behalf. Same with most everything else.

The one thing I strongly believe is that the Democratic Party can and should define itself as it relates to this issue, instead of allowing the Republicans to condemn US while they ONLY "support the troops" by buying yellow ribbon magnets. Democrats even manage to serve in the U. S. Military instead of paying silly lip service to it!