War Protesters in Olympia Washington try to Deny Military Equipment for the Soldiers
Iraq war veterans who recently returned from Iraq received a rather large welcome when they came to Olympia Washington. Unfortunately it wasn’t the welcome they deserved, it was a protest against them.
More than 40 people were arrested as anti-war protesters tried to block shipments of military gear for an Army Stryker brigade that returned recently to nearby Fort Lewis from Iraq, police said.
Considering the left is telling us that the troops lack the proper equipment to fight the war I find it ironic that these people would try to take away the soldier’s equipment. These same group of people protested these same troops when they were deployed to Iraq, now they don’t want them back?
Just look at the lengths they went to to block the military gear:
Demonstrators also poured cement over railroad tracks at the port but were unsuccessful in halting trains.
Those trains were carrying the equipment of our soldiers, but they saw fit to disrupt it. This makes no sense to me. But they justify it by saying that the protesters support the troops, but not the equipment. I am not making this up. First the left said they support the troops, not the mission, now they are saying they support the troops, but not the equipment:
Andrew Yankey, a spokesman for the protest group, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the demonstrators weren’t protesting the soldiers, just the equipment that he said is likely being sent back for repair before being shipped out again.
“The soldiers have made it home, and we’re really glad about that,” he said. “This is about the military equipment. As long as the government refuses to listen to the will of the vast majority of people who want an end to this war, it’s not safe to allow the military to have its hands on this equipment because it will continue to support the war in Iraq.”
“We refuse to allow our ports to enable this illegal, immoral war,” he said.
Did you catch the part where this moron said it wasn’t safe to allow the military to have it’s hands on this equipment? Is it just me or is there a real disconnect here? The Democrats and the media have told us that the troops don’t have the equipment that they need and that they are unsafe because of that. Now this group of protesters comes along and tells us it is not safe to send this equipment back to the military because it might be redeployed to Iraq, all the while telling us they support the troops? I can’t get over the fact that this moron actually said what he did, it boggles the mind to think about.
Protester Sandy Mayes said that the group did not condone the damage that was done downtown, but noted that most of the protesters “have been engaging in peaceful, nonviolent resistance.”
“These brave, brave people keep standing up to block these convoys to make a statement, knowing they will take abuse,” she said.
Pouring cement on railroad tracks is peaceful? Hell, I guess they were only exercising their right to free speech. It’s good to know we have “brave, brave people” standing up and trying to block military equipment from our soldiers.
This to me goes beyond protesting the war, this goes into downright hatred of the military. These people aren’t just anti-war, they are anti-troops also. They don’t understand why anybody would go into the military. They don’t understand the honor these men and women feel serving this country, they only believe these people had no other options in life but to join the military.
They despise the military, unless, of course, they are on a UN humanitarian mission. Then the military is okay.
Read the article about this despicable protest here.
America's Watchtower 
Western Washington State is a weird place. i would sooner liken it to Mars than an actual State – namely because the people who live there are so liberal that they could hardly be considered human any longer. I lived there for four years and had to deal with them protesting outside our base and in the town that I lived in much more often than I would have liked to. The funny thing is that, much like the Olympia protesters, they never really knew what they were doing or what they were trying to accomplish. They just wanted to make noise and create trouble. More often than not all they did was piss us off. Work went on. Our planes still flew. We just ignored them for the lunatic pains in the ass that they were.
The funny thing is that, like you point out, they have no idea that they are actually doing more harm than good. Blocking supplies to the troops? Yeah, that’s the best way to support the troops. These people are idiots in the highest degree. They just jump on the liberal bandwagon and blow it way the hell out of proportion. That’s what Western Washington is all about though. Liberalism on steroids.
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From the Fox News Network – December 4, 2007–partial report
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Major flooding and high winds that downed trees and knocked out power left two people dead and closed a major interstate highway in southwestern Washington, officials said Monday.
Gov. Chris Gregoire declared a state of emergency in response to the brutal winter storm that hit Western Washington, and said “we haven’t seen the worst yet.”
Rescue helicopters from the Coast Guard and the Navy were dispatched to rescue people stranded at their homes because of heavy winds and flooding, officials said.
END OF PARTIAL REPORT —
MY COMMENTS:
As a taxpaying citizen of the U.S., I strongly object to the military assisting these morons who block supplies to our troops, then have the audacity to tell the world that they support our troops. These people are the anti-America, blame America first crowd. They do not deserve to have our military rescue them whether the situation is weather related or a terrorist strike. Ask Hugo for help and please move to another country.
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