The Latest Group to Hate the Troops: The Troops in Iraq

Perhaps the single most ridiculous claim Bush-supporters vomit out of their ignorant, tight-lipped pie holes is that if you don’t support war or the president, you hate the troops and you hate our country.

According to recent polls, most Americans hate the troops these days, so I’ve tried to cast the spotlight on other troop-hating groups to raise awareness and act accordingly, because as it turns out lots of entities hate our troops.

Conservative Christians hate the troops.
A recent Pentagon report hates the troops.
Vets returning home from the Iraq war hate the troops. You better goddamn well believe the liberal bloggers hate the troops. Bill O’Reilly didn’t hate the troops before, but now he does (I believe Republicans refer to that as a flip-flop).

It’s no wonder Bush supporters get worked up…troop-haters are EVERYWHERE!

Which is precisely why it comes as no surprise that we have found yet another group who hates the troops, and wants them to cut ‘n run: the troops themselves.

Jean Schmidt has been briefed on this, and reportedly went ape-shit.

That’s right. According to recent polling data:

- Roughly only 20% of the American troops agree with Bush and want to stay “as long as they are needed,” to achieve victory in Iraq.
- 72% think the U.S. should exit the country within the next year
- 58% say mission is clear, 42% say U.S. role is hazy
- Most troops oppose use of harsh prisoner interrogation
- More than 80% said they did not hold a negative view of Iraqis because of insurgent attacks.
- 24% said that “establishing a democracy that can be a model for the Arab World" was the main or a major reason for the war.
- Almost 75% are in Iraq for either the second or third time

And…get ready for this…

85% said the U.S. mission is mainly “to retaliate for Saddam’s role in the 9-11 attacks." Hmm...what in the world would have given them that idea?

We’re all awaiting Schmidt’s statement on the House floor to our troops in Iraq, telling them that only cowards cut and run. Rumor has it she has just shipped 90,000 yellow ribbon magnets for the troops to stick on their un-armored Humvees…because, you know, that’ll protect ‘em.

Oh, btw, spurious george has a written his take on this poll here.