how Democrates "Support the TroopsIt took decades for the libs to wake up and recognize the harm they were doing to their cause by their constant denigration of the military (they "loathe" them, in the famous words of Bill Clinton). How to correct that politically damaging perception? In their small little minds, it meant they had to find a way to make soldiers appealing...Voila! They're victims!
What the Democrats actually do is patronize military personnel, living or dead.
I'm glad I read your reply before I posted, because I was going to say the exact same thing! Patronize is the perfect word for it.