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Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon

i'd hate to take it there but pretty much...its the politics that sends you guys to war...not us. most of those anti war demonstrations are people that want their family back home and not dying for oil.

Originally Posted by Blacdout96

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

Thirded.

You guys do realize that we are out there working 12 hrs or more a day, 7 days a week, in temps that are 130 degrees and even higher on the flight decks of aircraft carriers.. When you get off work in Iraq or the Persian Gulf and you go inside your barracks or berthing areas on the ship and the only thing you see on CNN is how people say we dont support this war because of this or that and that we need to pull out of Iraq and the middle east. It hurts. I can tell you that for a fact that it hurts and makes you feel like we are the bad guys and that people in the US dont have our backs because they dont believe in the war that we are involved in. Its fine to protest the war and the war efforts but for stations like CNN who broadcast the protests and then say that CNN is patriotic then they post videos of news people with Taliban soldiers shooting at US soldiers and they still claim to be patriotic!! Come on.


Every one of us signed up for the Military and new what could happen. most of our families had our backs when we joined. My 2 brothers serve in the Navy as well as I did and my family might not agree with the war but they support it and our efforts and if they were to go on CNN thats what they would say!! They know that we overseas see the news as well and my parents would not want to effect our moral in any way.. The least thing you want is for a soldier to have doubts about being over there from the stupid press and anti war demos. The thing that keeps us going is knowing that our country has our backs. Thats the way I feel but keep in mind that I have not been over there since 2005. Maybe some more recent sailors or soldiers can chime in on how they view the war and the news.

The taliban bombed the world trade center back in the early 90's as a terror act. Clinton did not do anything about it military wise. Then September 11th happened. Bush did do something and now 9 years how many acts of terror has happened on our soil? I think our war efforts are more involed then just oil. I think its trying to weed out the terrorist and keep our land and people safe.. If it takes our military to be in Iraq and the middle east to do this then I am fine with that. As long as I know my family back home is safe then thats all that matters.