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Re: "Supporting the troops"

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Originally posted by Rearden
There is a group of people who claim that they support the troops by demanding the troops' cessation from combat. I've never been a soldier so I really have no idea, but isn't fighting the enemy desirable to a soldier? Isn't that the reason they spend all that time training?

Supporting the troops by not letting them fight the enemy is like:

* supporting police by not letting them patrol the streets
* supporting the fire fighter by not letting him extinguish the fire
* supporting the football player by canceling the game on Sunday


Or do soldiers join the military with the hope of not facing combat? Enlighten me.
I joined the reserves for the college money, but I signed the contract and would have gone proudly wherever they sent me.
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