On Supporting The Troops

Which, obviously, the Democrats are inacapable of doing. h/t RedState

Congressman Johnson (R-TX) Floor Speech (02.16.07)

Comments

[LOL]

ya like jim webb

that darned troop hating traitor

hmm, which republican reps have sons or daughters in iraq?

[Captain Joe]

A true hero if there ever was one.

[seekeronos]

Amen, and Amen. I hope that the "bleeding hearts" in Congress might break enough to truly understand where Congressman Johnson is coming from and not throw our troops under the bus.

[BobInStamford]

Yawn. So let me get this straight, this good ole boy's experience in ANOTHER failed war gives him some sort of authority in THIS one? Ok, whatever you sheep need to keep your 28% base going. Good luck with that surge, catastrophic victory is yours!!!

[templar knight]

seekeronos,

You see the response from the liberal tribe. Bobby "yawns" at Rep. Johnsons seven years as a POW in the Hanoi Hilton and LOL just makes a dumb comment(shocker). The liberals don't care about our men in uniform, they're just too chicken shit to admit it in public. That's why I'm glad we have the proof of their hate right here on sites like Dan's for all to see when everything is done. I think we will have a reckoning, I could be wrong, but perhaps these people will be sent into political exile, which is where they belong.

Oh, and Bob, you seem to think Murtha's experience in another war gives him authority in THIS one. Can I play the hypocrite card now? Oh, sorry, you've used up the whole deck.

[BobInStamford]

Not interested in Murtha's 'experience' either. What part of a failed war (on every level) dont you flat-earthers get???? You heros are against spending on social programs but yet seem to have unlimited billions for Bush's Iraq Adventure. Just remember, oil baron, no WMDs, no bin Laden, no democracy. You deadenders are pathetic.

[templar knight]

Now where did I say I was against spending on social programs? Now I see what's going on, old Bob is feeding at the public trough, and wants a raise. Greedy social capitalist, huh, Bobby?

[seekeronos]

Regardless of the politics that got us into the war, we are there now. Until, if, or when the conditions change such that the troops can be withrawn in a manner that doesn't involve a hasty, scorched earth retreat, or worse, thousands upon thousands of American troops getting thier heads put on display by Shiite or Sunni "victors"... the government should remain committed to protecting and doing what is necessary to ensure that the mission gets done.

It is the public, and particularly, the Dhimmicrats who refuse to make the connection between the well-being and morale of our troops and how it effects their ability to accomplish the mission in light of home support that makes a hell of a difference.

Right now, we are coming down with both feet on top of the insurgents. Rebel leaders are being killed, weapons caches located and seized, and insurgents routed.

We _will_ be successful, if a cowardly streak that is now besetting our Donkey Kongress doesn't first eviscerate the morale (as well as the funding) that is crucial to our success of standing up an Iraqi military that can keep order within its borders, and security from Iranian and Syrian interference without.

[Purple Avenger]

"Now I see what's going on, old Bob is feeding at the public trough"

Free methadone treatment I suspect ;->

[BobInStamford]

Feeding at the public trough? Where did you get that? I can see why you work in a gas station. I see that 60 more Iraqis were liberated today in twin bombings. Mission accomplished, cons.

Oh, and the methadone comment - that's just sad. I do know that you rednecks do love your meth though.

[Jon G]

Slogans are great but here's a story on the job the Republicans have been doing supporting our troops.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/17/AR2007021701172.html

I fail to see how sending national guardsman for multiple tours without proper training or equipment then, if they get wounded, to put them into some Kafkaesque system is supporting the troops.

[seekeronos]

Kos's posting of Hillary to the "no confidence/no vote" list might be just the thing to help break the popular support for Hillary - at least enough to make the primaries a very nasty, thoroughly mud-slingingly ugly battle to bring out the true moonbattery of these candidates.

[Phoenix]

Multiple tours. Hmmmm. Seems to me that would be some fantastic training.

Without proper equipment? That's a crying point.

"...if they get wounded, to put them into some Kafkaesque system is supporting the troops."

What?

[templar knight]

I would rather work at a gas station than feed at the public trough, Bob. See, that's the difference between you and me. I prefer to make an honest living.

[templar knight]

Oh, and cry me a river, Jon G. Now you want to support the troops, after 4 years. Wow, color me impressed by your change of heart. I wonder what caused it. Hypocrite!

[Jon G]

Yeah, sending the troops to a war that should have never been fought, not equipping them well, getting 3,000+ killed and 10s of thousands injured is supporting the troops.

[scarshapedstar]

Templar, are we to assume that were you completely unmoved by that article?

You don't give a shit about ANY of the indignities those veterans endured, just because "the liberals" do?

Wow. You really need to stop and think about what you're supporting.

[LOL]

how's my comment stupid TK? care to answer the question I posed above?

don't be threatened by it

[Jon G]

Here's more troop support from our decider.

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration plans to cut funding for veterans' health care two years from now — even as badly wounded troops returning from Iraq could overwhelm the system.

[scarshapedstar]

Speaking of Mr. Johnson and troop support, it looks like he was for withholding funds before he was against it:

'UNITED STATES TROOP DEPLOYMENTS IN BOSNIA (House of Representatives - December 13, 1995)

Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:

Mr. Speaker, this is not about peace and war; it is about war. That is what is going on over there, and they are not going to stop fighting just because we go in there.

I wholeheartedly support withholding funds from President Clinton's Bosnia mission. Although it is a drastic step and ties the President's hands, I do not feel like we have any other choice. The President has tied our hands, gone against the wishes of the American people, and this is the last best way I know how to show my respect for our American servicemen and women. They are helpless, following orders. But we, we
are in a position to stop this terrible mistake before it happens.

I know how those soldiers are feeling. I was in the military for 29 years, and I recognize that we used to say `Let's go to war. Let's go fight that war, it is the only one we have got.' And that is what some of them are doing. However, I was told by Senator Hutchison that the guys down in Fort Hood did not say that. They said `Why are we going there? Can't you stop us?' She said she would try.

Thirty years ago when I was sent to Vietnam in a similar situation, Vietnam started out as a peace type mission, no defined goal, no exit strategy, no idea whose side we were on, and a created incident to gain support of the Congress. A peacekeeping mission? Come on. Does this not sound just like a carbon copy? I think it is.

What is going to happen when our guys get over there, and if the rules of engagement apply, and they get shot at, and we start shooting back, what are their people going to say when we start killing them, killing Bosnians, killing Croatians, killing Serbs? We will do it, and we will get chastised for it.

Let me just ask one more thing for the guys over here voting against it: What are you going to do when one of our women soldiers get captured?'

(http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html#4187264093361894417#4187264093361894417)

Thank god he's not a flip-flopper.

[91B30]

LOL-if you read http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-01-22-iraq-congress_x.htm you can see for yourself which Republicans have family members (including children) in Iraq.

Just a hint-Michael Moore is probably not such a credible source.