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response to empty headed ribbon wearing and being able to do nothing to comfort the ones that are left.
not really a poem, just a flash of unheard protest.....
Our TROOPS they are not brought home to flags and support; due to bush trying to hide the fact that our soldier's are dying,
they are not treated for post traumatic stress; due to bush cutting funding for medical problems. they are contaminated with uranium and having babies that are deformed; due to bush sending them to an illegal war in the first place. they are not equipped with proper protective suits; due to rumsfeld's mishandling of this entire war. they are court marshalled when they try to speak out against this war; due to bush's inability to hear any dissent. they are sent in with no direction and no plan, much to the chagrin of the military leaders who know better, again due to rumsfeld's mishandling of this entire war. they are kept in for 3rd terms, despite the fact that they have already served their time; due to bush calling for a stop gap measure.....which should be illegal they are real people, stuck in horrible circumstances; due to a bunch of silverspoon babies that have no connection to why poor people go into the military in the first place.... you shouldn't have to risk death just to try and have a better life. their families are torn apart when they are sent home in boxes. it is not the fantasy heroism that is sold to the american public and if you REALLY supported these troops --- you would want them to come home.
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