Louie Gohmert: “there has been wide political discussion recently on the imperative nature of support for our troops. Yesterday…”

“there has been wide political discussion recently on the imperative nature of support for our troops. Yesterday, unexpectedly, Senators from the Democrat Party used strong rhetoric in discussing the needed support for both our military and our veterans. These are wonderful comments of support, but they must not stop as mere comments. This should be a matter of bipartisan support. I was in the United States Army on active duty from 1978 to 1982. I personally believe President Carter was one of the most honest, caring, and decent Presidents we have ever had; but his administration was exceedingly weak in its support for the military and for its veterans. Terrorists were sent a clear message when his administration failed to respond in any meaningful way after U.S. soil was attacked and terrorists took U.S. hostages who were held for over a year. The U.S. appeared to be a toothless, hapless, spineless paper tiger. At Fort Benning, Georgia, we in the United States Army saw the dawn of a new day with the Reagan administration.”