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You Can’t Support the Men Without Supporting the Mission
Gary Kurpius, Commander in Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, has condemned Harry Reid for his defeatist statements about the Iraq war.
You can’t say it any better than this: “Senator Reid . . . needs to realize his repeated comments are having an extremely negative impact on our troops, their families and our allies around the world. You can’t support the troops without supporting what it is they do. In a combat zone that translates into one word: the mission.”
Finally there is an appropriate parallel to Iraq and Vietnam. Commander Kurpius writes: “The Vietnam generation was blamed for losing their war because of politicians in Washington who wouldn’t let the generals be generals. But the good senator from Nevada would have us repeat history again and have America known for the rest of the 21st century as a nation that can’t finish what it starts. He would have this new generation of warriors come home to a nation that - regardless of all the ‘Support the Troops’ decals and political speeches - only loves winners. And he would once again have us quit on our troops, even though they haven’t quit on us or their mission in Iraq.”
Kurpius concludes, “This issue isn’t Democratic or Republican, it’s about American men and women who we sent to war and now some want to pull back before they finish their job. Senator Reid should understand that the time to debate the war is not in front of a microphone making irresponsible statements, and it’s certainly not in the funding bill that keeps our troops alive. If our troops need funds, it is the responsibility of Congress to provide them the money. Debate the war elsewhere.”
Well said, Commander Kurpius!