People are not generally fascinated by the troops. "The troops" is a political trope thrown around to try to squash any criticism of the military, its funding,

People are not generally fascinated by the troops. "The troops" is a political trope thrown around to try to squash any criticism of the military, its funding, its missions or anything remotely related to it. It's a sound bite that conservatives proudly trot around to deflect dissenting views.