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The reason why I feel the troops are deserving of support is because it was not their decision to specifically fight in Iraq. Once enlisted, they have very little choice in the matter. Most, more than likely, enlisted simply to protect our country. How could I not support someone who is willing to put their life on the line to protect our nation and its freedoms. I think their sacrifice is so admirable in fact, that I do not want them being sent to places to fight for reasons other than protecting our nation and its freedoms. In the case of Iraq, I don't believe they were sent to protect us and that is something that I cannot support. But I don't fault the soldiers for being there or for protecting themselves.
As far as wanting them to be victorious, I don't think there is going to be any real victory here. We are not going to stop terrorism. We are not going to turn Iraq into what we would consider a true democracy. We aren't going to win over the Iraqis in any definitive way. In fact, our staying there seems to be destabilizing the entire region. So if staying there is not going to achieve any worthwhile goals beyond what we already have done (removing Saddam), then, in my mind, the only way to support the troops is to call for their withdrawal. That is the only way to ensure their safety in this losing battle.
I think having the troops be home safe, even if it means them living with the fact that they didn't win an unwinnable war, is far more supportive of them than asking them to continue to get blown up on a daily basis with no end in sight, while trying to achieve something that more than likely isn't even possible.
That's about the best way I can put how I feel.
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