POLL: Is it possible to be against the Iraq war and still be FOR the troops?

[Fluffdaddy]

TAKE THIS NEWSPAPER POLL:

http://www.troyrecord.com/site/index.cfm?brd=1170&nr=1&nostat=1



* poll is lower right hand corner

[peace13]

1. Good luck with that one.

Notice how they split the yes votes into two categories. In the end no will still have more votes. Thanks for posting. Peace, Kim

[obaman08]

2. How could they frame this like they did?

Yes. Questioning one’s patriotism is an old Republican ploy that works only on people who don’t think.
No. You can't be for the troops and be against what they’re fighting for.
Yes. Bringing troops home would be the best thing for them.
No. My country right or wrong.

2 of the yes questions are going to divide the sample and the first NO is more likely to be chosen than that of the My country right or wrong. This is a stupid poll IMO!

[whistle]

3. I am against the Iraq War and all of the war crimes committed

...by this administration in the name of this war. Any troops committing acts of atrocities, torture and murder of their own comrades in arms must be prosecuted as well. Any private military operations committing war crimes must be prosecuted also.

Having stated and qualified that, I do support our troops and their commanders.

[miketorse]

4. done n/t

[BlueManDude]

5. 60-65 % of the people in this country want the war to end now.

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. How and when did the troops and oil for lies become inarguable?

Honorably serving the dishonorable is not a survival trait; we should support their survival in the face of an invasion for oil.

Devo called police "Law and order puppets, remote controlled by greed"; the soldiers are unfortunately in the same position.

[FtWayneBlue]

7. My wife's golden pen LTTE:

Support troops with more than ribbons

Fort Wayne News Sentinel

http://www.topix.net/content/kri/0160031992097278012434573948454070840023


I have once again received an e-mail concerning support for our troops overseas that implied that anyone who is against the war is against the troops, our country and democracy.

Why do people continue to divide us into two opposing camps? Don't they see the resemblance to those around the world who are doing just that?

I am against all wars. I don't believe war is the answer to the problems we face today. Until we all begin to use real diplomacy to see the common areas where we agree, then fighting all over the world will continue.

I have a yellow ribbon around the tree in my front yard (until all the troops come home) right next to the yard sign saying, 'War is not the answer.' And my peace flag flies next to my American flag. I don't see those ideals as opposites.

Yellow ribbons and wearing red, etc., are the easy ways to act as if you support our troops. How many of us are willing to do what it takes to provide what the troops really need, such as adequate medical care and support after they return so they can be healed both physically and emotionally; monetary help for their spouses and children while they are deployed because their incomes have been cut drastically; the truth about the effects of 'depleted' uranium that is being dispersed in the air and sand in Iraq; jobs when they come home instead of employers being afraid the ex-soldier might 'go postal'; and other options for international conflict resolution so that we do not place the economic burden on our children and grandchildren.

Please keep your minds and hearts open to the possibility that we all have common ideals, even though we don't always agree on how to get there. Please remember that even the troops want peace and that those who are calling for an end to this war are doing it because they support the troops, want them all home safely and support the ideals of 'liberty and justice for all' that our country was founded upon.

And oh, by the way, I am the mother of a soldier.

[FtWayneBlue]

8. This one needs help.

Is is possible to be against the war in Iraq and still be for the troops? Yes. Questioning one’s patriotism is an old Republican ploy that works only on people who don’t think.
15.6%

No. You can't be for the troops and be against what they’re fighting for.
76.3%

Yes. Bringing troops home would be the best thing for them.
5.8%

No. My country right or wrong.
2.2%

votes: 583

[maxsolomon]

9. "i was FOR the war, but AGAINST the troops"

-Bill Hicks, RIP