I'm a veteran of the US Army, and I believe that Senator Obama will be a sensible, responsible, and thoughtful Commander for the Armed Forces. We have seen how Republicans in the 90's started calling our servicemen and women "troops," a term that makes it easier to abuse them on fool's errands around the world, a term that reduces their humanity to some nameless blob. Our service members are not "troops." They are soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines. They are human beings who deserve to be addressed with proper dignity, not tossed into some amorphous heap called "the troops."
I support our servicemen and women, and that is why I oppose the Republican Party and its deceitful ways. The Republicans talk military, but when it comes down to it, the huge "defense budget" they get unquestioningly goes to big machines, technological miracles and Pentagon fat-cats while actual service members continue to struggle in their day to day lives during and after combat, especially when they come home where they get so little help from the Republican administration that it should be criminal. We need a new administration with new people running the departments of government, new people chosen to lead the Pentagon, and we also need a new Congress with fresh, democratic ideas. Vote against the Republican Party and elect progressive, thinking people to Congress.
If you didn't register in time to vote this year, at least register so you can vote in the Congressional elections in 2010.
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