From Army of One to Band of Tweeters

Re:From Army of One to Band of Tweeters by cryoshon on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @02:27PM (#10541716)

This reminds me of the time when an officer in the Navy invited me to fight him because I was against the Iraq War via Facebook in 2008. I wonder if that officer was demoralized to hear that the public was not supporting them during the war.

I think the article has a point regarding soldier morale. It's hard enough to maintain morale when fighting in foreign lands for no real cause, and close communications with home will definitely communicate the message that the public largely doesn't care about the wars or the soldiers fighting it. On the bright side, now soldiers can come back from patrols and watch cute cat videos. I assume this has a positive effect.

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Re:From Army of One to Band of Tweeters by maxxxxx on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @02:53PM (#10541944)

I wish there was a good way to make it clear to the troops that even though you don't support their mission you still support them. Often cancelling a useless mission is the best way to support them.

The "Support the troops" movement is a perfect way for politicians to hide behind the troops to suppress any criticism.

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Re:From Army of One to Band of Tweeters by Jtsummers on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @03:47PM (#10542359)

> The "Support the troops" movement is a perfect way for politicians to hide behind the troops to suppress any criticism.

As long as you have an American flag on your lapel, you're a patriot and above reproach.

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