HOW the BLOODY HELL are the troops "fighting for us"?

[uppityperson]

we have to support keeping them there because they are there, even though I want to bring them home, because they are fighting for us?????? What. The. Fuck?

[Benhurst]

1. They are killing the pesky men, women and children who are standing

in the way of our getting OUR oil.

[indepat]

9. Besides, didn't W again remind us if we don't fight 'em over there, we'll be fighting them over here

Geez!

[bahrbearian]

2. They are fighting for our Freedom

or whats left of it.

[uppityperson]

3. sarcasm, I know but BULLSHIT. This is so F*ing maddening

talking point support the troops
bullshit more will die
shame on them blood on their hands

(haiku)

[bahrbearian]

6. I know it drives me nuts when I hear it too.

How can the be fighting for our freedom, when we were never attacked by Iraq?
There is no way Osama could take away our Freedom,,he just gets to watch Chimpy do it.

[TwilightGardener]

4. They joined up for us. They fight for Exxon-Mobil.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

8. He who controls the oil (spice) controls the future.... "Dune". n/t

[robinlynne]

5. Now THAT is a good question.

[mmonk]

7. us

as in US and multinational oil interests.

[Elwood P Dowd]

10. They are fighting for our freedom

If our military was not over there fighting them, 20 million Iraqis would jump in the ocean, swim over here, and enslave us all.

:sarcasm:

[rasputin1952]

11. They aren't fighting for us...they are fighting to stay alive and

for their brothers and sisters in arms.

They are also fighting for the oil companies and bush/cheney..."War is a Racket", Gen Smedley Butler.

[uppityperson]

12. I know. It is so sad, hearing this used for political crap.

[rasputin1952]

13. bush would dance on a soldiers coffin if he thought it would

get him support for this travesty...x(

[rainman99]

14. They're fighting for Halliburton employees. Does that count?