Pentagon launches troop support campaign

[lovuian]

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Pentagon launches troop support campaign
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Big News Network.com Saturday 20th November, 2004

Eager not to repeat the mistakes of the Vietnam War era, the U.S. Defense Department Friday launched a support our troops program.

The America Supports You effort is meant to help the Pentagon find all the grass roots troop support programs -- fundraising drives, letter-writing campaigns and such -- so they can communicate them to American forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"The reason we decided to launch the campaign is that troops over there are asking, 'do Americans still support us,'" said Allison Barber, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for public liaison and internal communications.

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When in doubt start a Marketing Blitz!!! Pentagon has got to be kidding!!!

[John Q. Citizen]

1. Low troop moral and they are trying to "pump it up."

[saigon68]

18. OPERATION DEFEND THESE THUGS

How soon the sheep forget the criminal element. They are about to be deified again. They should be prosecuting these war criminals. Not making them cuddly soft and oh, I forgot the Princess.

[jbnow]

2. I'd never go through Pentagon for it

But I do feel for the kids there. So many joined for other benefits...training, experience, work, college. A lot had a surge of patriotism after 9/11 and for sure national guard never expected this kind of deployment.

Poor kids, damn adminisration.

[Nag Champa]

12. I'm with ya.

The question is: How do we support the people living through hell without appearing to support the evil bastards who sent them there?

I feel like they're being exploited but wonder if the people over there feel that way.

[Malebolgia]

3. Haven't they been doing that since 9/11????

[Rose Siding]

4. Pentagon supports fundraising program for troops

A logical person might conclude that the only reason any fundraising was necessary was because the Pentagon -the rich, rich, overfunded, rich and bloated Pentagon- just didn't realize a need.

Operation Bakesales for Body Armor?

[The Sushi Bandit]

5. "Fundraising drives" WTF????

I thought they had BILLIONS of our money to conduct this war??

Did they run out???

[progressivebydesign]

15. Why not put tip jars on the desks at fucking Halliburton?? n/t

[Old and In the Way]

6. I support the troops....BRING THEM HOME NOW.

This is part of the plan to divide the country....force people to take one side or the other. They could give a rat's ass about our sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers....this is about creating enemies out of people who disagree with this illegal and immoral war.

Get used to saying it loud and proud. I support the troops....BRING THEM HOME NOW.

[Lindsay]

7. And this is just after they told us

no packages for soldiers would be accepted except from family...no sending things to an anonymous soldiers.

The Pentagon wants the credit for support from the people.

Well, this person says, "No way in hell."

But I'm sure a lot of church groups will go for it.

[Rumba]

23. No anonymous packages?

Anyone have a link to this? I have been planning to do exactly that. What on earth is the rationale?

[lovuian]

8. Obvious the Pentagon is sensing Vietnam nightmares!!!

Wrong reason war and World hating us and the people of Iraq Hate us

Our poor children don't deserve this!!! We are going to pay high prices for Oil anyway let our children come home!!!

[0007]

9. Well, when you have things like Abu Ghraib and the other

atrocious happenings, 'ya gotta crank up support, huh?

[winston61]

10. fundraising??!!

Despite being referred to as 'grunts' these GIs are not stupid. They get over there and see first hand the debacle. I hear it from my own nephews.
They know what the war is about. The only mistake the DOD does not want to make is a military draft. That will be the kiss of death to the empire. Rumsfeld would rather kiss Condi Rice than have a draft.

[NYC]

11. Taxation = fundraising.

They already raised the funds. Most of our tax money is spent on defense. Let the Pentagon spend it on the soldiers and the equipment they need.

[Stinky The Clown]

13. So which is it? A Bake Sale for Armor, or PigBoy on AF Radio?

[daleo]

14. Sounds like some bigshots are getting worried

"troops over there are asking, 'do Americans still support us,"(?)

This aspect of the Iraq occupation is getting like Viet Nam too.

[saigon68]

19. The Chimps image needs help too.

[LynnTheDem]

16. Are they FINALLY gonna provide enough ammo & body armor???

Oh...nope, just more rightwingnut yap yap yap shit.

[Dem2theMax]

17. America already supports the TROOPS. This sounds more like

"support * and the Pentagon" to me.

"Pentagon launches troop support campaign?"

Nah. More like "Pentagon launches major brainwashing campaign."

[luaneryder]

20. Has nothing to do with troops

and everything to do with psyoping US citizens, yet again, into towing the line in support of this war machine. The troops aren't asking "do Americans still support us", but the government is. Utter BS.

[Mari333]

21. Support the troops, Pentagon, BY NOT STARTING ILLEGITIMATE WARS

[hvn_nbr_2]

22. Our troops as political human shields

I'm sick of people equating our troops with our adminstration's policies. If you don't support our warmongers, that means you don't support our troops. False.

Support our troops = support our chickenhawk warmongers. NOT.

Stop using our troops as political human shields.

[Spazito]

24. It is interesting how the Pentagon has many dollars to spend on...

ad campaigns yet the troops still do not all have body armor, the vehicles still are not re-inforced. I see their priorities are still the same. Pull the wool over the eyes of the US public at any cost.

[VegasWolf]

25. Support bush*'s Ooops! n/t

[Carl Brennan]

26. This is just another way of getting support for the war.

A sleazy way of doing too. The Pentagon should not be allowed to do this. Anybody have any idea what laws this violates? Something about Public Relations.