Support the Troops in Big Black Bold Disclaimers
I just had a great idea after reading this article:
Since even war boosterers are saying now that supporting the troops by having yellow ribbon decals on city vehicles like ambulances and fire trucks doesn't mean you're supporting the mission, necessarily, or even the New Conservative Government of Canada, I suggest the yellow decals feature in big black bold print: "I Support the Troops - ONLY! Not the Mission in Afghanistan, nor the New Conservative Government of Canada!"
I mean, that way, we all get to Support the Troops without feeling we've compromised our beliefs. This would be great for the families of soldiers who obviously want their loved ones to come home unharmed but really didn't want them to be deployed to Afghanistan because they don't approve of the mission or the New Conservative Government of Canada's handling of it.
And, you know, since Rick Hillier, blowhard spokesthingy for all things military these days, has so adeptly tied troop support and government support together by seeming like a guy who's getting ready to run for political office - using his posting to Afghanistan as a springboard - maybe there could be an appliqued bullshit footprint belonging to Rick Hillier affixed to each decal.
It's just an idea to cut down on the squabbling on the homefront about who really supports the troops and who pretty much just supports the New Conservative Government of Canada.
Yellow ribbon decals with big black bold disclaimers. I like it - I like it a lot. Maybe somebody could get on that and have out in time for the next election. THEN we'll see how much the New Conservative Government of Canada REALLY supports the troops.
