Thank You Troops

[Howie Feltersnatch]

I agree with you. The troops should not be taken advantage of, and any military action should be carefully analyzed and it should be absolutely necessary before we risk the lives of our brave troops. But the fact is that they are there, and we must support them so they can get the job done and come home to safety.

Here's why I'm being such a prick about this, and my apologies for my attitude in this thread:

This is all generality fluff. "We should support our troops", to me, is like saying "We should mow our grass when it gets long". It's obvious. There's no substance to it. "We should support our troops". Okay, great. How? Dive deeper. Don't just throw out a generality, because I see that as being more about the poster and not the recipient.

i see what you're getting at, you toss it around half-hearted or without any true emotion and it just becomes a cliche that has zero meaning with everyone.

That is why I don't have a 'support the troops' sticker or an American Flag on my truck, but I will stand with my Fire Department for hours along side Vetrens (not sure how i belong next to them) at a Memorial day service on a hot day and be happy as a clam (aside from the sweaty ass)