I hear people every day saying, "I support the troops, but I don't support the mission." They have a funny definition of the word, "support." So, let's crack open our Webster's New Dictionary of the English Language, shall we?
1: take sides with
2: provide with food, clothing, and shelter
3: hold up or serve as a foundation for
Well, maybe the second definition is true, but not for long, if Jack Murtha and the House Ways and Means Committee has their way. But let me clear away the fog and tell you what they really mean by "support." These are people who don't like conflict, especially war, and don't believe that war is or has to be an often unavoidable consequence of living on planet Earth with other human beings.
They believe that the only reason anyone would join the military is because they are poor white trash, or because racial prejudice is keeping them from achieving more for themselves. They think the military is filled with nothing but poor, dumb, brutes who would rather not have to kill or be killed, but just had no other way to get into college. So, when they say they support the troops, they're really saying they pity them, that they feel sorry for them, because the boogieman, George W. Bush, is sending them off to die for no reason. They pity them and don't want them to die, they just don't think very highly of them.
Let me tell you a little secret. Our military is filled with people of both sexes and all races, and they joined to serve. They're patriots, they love America, something a lot of these so-called supporters think is cheesy. They want to fight for America, and they're willing and more than able to do so. So stop pitying our soldiers. If you support them, truly support them, then cheer them on to victory.
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