Finishing off Tauscher's thought

Published: August 22, 2007, 2:58 pm

As Kagro noted earlier this morning, Tauscher made an excellent point: I don't know of anybody who isn't desperately supportive of the military," she said. "People want to say positive things. But it's difficult to say positive things in this environment and not have some snarky apologist for the White House turn it into some clipped phraseology that looks like support for the president's policies. Atrios finishes off the thought: This is only half of the equation, however. Any criticism of the president's policies is instantly redirected at "the troops." If you praise the military, you're actually praising Bush! If you bash Bush, you're actually bashing the military! I'm not sure why the wingers think there's any debate over whether the troops are being supported. Of course they are. They didn't ask to be shipped off to an unwinnable war under false pretenses. They're just doing their job. The administration, on the other hand, deserves all the invective that can be hurled

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