Word: pro-war
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...wants the troops to die, and everyone supports the troops, so let's recognize this conflict as pro-war versus anti-war, not pro-troops versus anti-troops...
...confusion comes because the slogan "support the troops" has unfortunately become synonymous with "support the war." This is partially due to the pro-war demonstrators who use the "support the troops" slogan to bring people to their side by playing on guilt; they want people to think that it is cruel and unsympathetic to the troops if you do not support the decision to put them into a war. They hope their side will be the only one recognized as supporting the troops, portraying the anti-war demonstrators as uncaring traitors who hate and would spit upon the soldiers...
...media itself is beginning to call the pro-war side the pro-troops side also, while referring to the other side merely as the anti-war side...
...conflict here is not about support for the troops. The anti-war demonstrators are just as much in support of the troops themselves as the pro-war demonstrators are. The difference is that the anti-war protesters are against the decision made by the U.S. government to use these troops in this war...
...point is that the pro-war side does not have a monopoly on Americanism, patriotism or support for the troops, despite the fact that they are waving the flag hardest or that they organized an incredibly nationalistic Super Bowl halftime. The true American has a duty and an obligation to speak his or her mind...