Our Troops

Okay, so I really don't even know where to begin on this one. I support our troops even though I think this war was wrong from the start. Being pretty liberal, I've been appalled at the way the newly elected Democrats have padded legislation with funding for non-war-related projects while demanding deadlines to withdraw from Iraq (which are known to the enemy!?!) while stalling for months in approving funding for our troops and their welfare.

But what do I know? Basically, none of this makes any sense to me. For instance, who in their right mind tells the enemy when you're leaving? Huh? Who in their right mind lowers troop morale by saying we're not giving you any more money for defenses, implying that their safety is not a priority? Huh? Who pads war-related funding with pork that has nothing to do with supporting our troops? What the f**k?

Although I'm not a politician or government official or soldier or Halliburton excecutive and don't know how everything's run (or who's getting rich over all this crap), and I definitely don't like President Bush and haven't since he was the governor of our great state of Texas, and I think this war was wrong from the start, I still think you support our troops, period. In essence, the Democrats are really pissing me off at this point. (The Republicans and their rich-ass cronies did that a long time ago. After all, they made a ton of money off of this war.)

However, I just read an op-ed that gave me a bit of the other side's opinion (i.e., the side I usually agree with), and even though I think Mr. Olbermann's opinion is WAY over the top, it did make me think a little.

But, at the end of the day, I still don't see how all this infighting and political bullshit helps the situation in Iraq or our relationship with the Middle East, and more importantly, I definitely can't see that all this has been a positive morale booster for our troops regardless of which side you're on.

I may be a little weak on how our political system works or what it's like to be a soldier or how lobbyists, corporate buddies, and huge contributors affect you elected people instead of you remembering that you represent The People, but I can say one thing: Would all of you please get your shit together and quit acting like political assholes? Our guys and girls in uniform are more important than your damn egos.

Thanks, from a concerned US citizen who has no political or financial influence,

Sunny