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Originally posted by honeychile
Check. I send items to one soldier in particular, and several through the DAR's support of a cruise ship. We purchase phone cards, toiletry items, and treats which can survive the desert heat.
Check. Every man in my immediate family is a veteran (for the past 6 generations); I'm on first name basis with my Senators & Congressmen.
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Check. We have parties at the Veteran's Hospital, and my family personally supports the American Legion. Sometimes just listening to someone is a big day for a veteran!
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Thanks for this bit of ego-stroking.
Now, my point also extends to you (in a non-personal sense) - in that there's NO ARGUMENTATIVE VALUE in whether you 'support' the troops or not, and I really would like to ban the phrase from the American vernacular. You're one of the few who can actually claim to be 'supporting' the troops in a real-world sense, but this does very little to support your views on Ms. Sheehan or any other topic related to the war, by itself and without context.
My point was meant to draw the discussion here back to the actual topic, and away from pointless and empty arguments over who does and does not 'support the troops' and how this affects their points.
Just so you know, I think "In the post-9/11 world . . . " and every other derivation of that empty ass phrase should be banned too.