My contention is that it is one thing to argue about politicizing the war. This resolution today politicized support for the troops. The characterizations that were implicit and explicit in the discussion today made it clear that not voting for this resolution somehow called your patriotism into question, somehow called your support for the troops into question, somehow called into question your capacity, ability, in fact, even your desire to conduct a war against terrorism.
Neil Abercrombie: “My contention is that it is one thing to argue about politicizing the war. This resolution today politicized support for…”
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Addressing concerns about the politicization of support for troops in a resolution.
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