Thus patriotic support of the troops becomes a form of support for the war in general.
"I fear sanctions will win him patriotic support."
British art, he felt, was as good as that produced by foreigners, and deserved his patriotic support.
The people of New York give President Bush our strong, undivided and patriotic support.
Now that the cold war no longer rallies patriotic support, taxpayers have understandably begun to ask why America should be responsible for raising living standards abroad.
Others who gave material or patriotic support to the Revolutionary cause.
This may sound like patriotic support for our troops, but it harms Iraq's hopes for peace.
But as the manned mission approaches, leaders have begun stirring up patriotic support.
Fritz Fischer famously argued that they deliberately sought an external war to distract the population and whip up patriotic support for the government.
How could he differ from the patriotic support of his country?