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29. Republicans will use veterans and troops as a political football

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:25 PM

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They will pressure the public to support of war of the Republican's choice and under Bush anyways they would lecture anti-war protestors to "support our troops" and had yellow ribbons but after they come back they don't care including the Republicans. They try to privatize the VA or as AOC says "Like many public systems, GOP want to rip the battery out + say the whole car doesn't work, so they can sell it for parts," -- https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-veterans-gop-privatization-va-funding-healthcare-1405375

I wasn't alive yet during the Vietnam war but in my experience as a veteran Republicans will use troops as a political football if they're pushing for war but don't do much for them after they come back.

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