I am sick to death of getting emails from friends with maudlin stories about how the whole world is turning out with Stars and Stripes awaving to honor our military dead from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Why? Because the moral of those stories seems to be "aren't we so wonderful for the way we support the troops!" and to my way of thinking, that is NOT how best to support them.
You want to support the troops? Don't sit around and forward emails and wave your flag and say you are supporting our troops.
Rather, press Congress and especially the President to make sure those troops have enough of the proper equipment and supplies to do the jobs given them; make sure their pay and benefits are not cut to the bone behind their backs; give of your time and energy to the families left behind by baby sitting, sharing a meal, or running some errands; and make sure all our elected representatives know that we won't put up with them talking a good game--we want substance, not style.
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