If I don't support the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq, why should I revere people who signed up to go fight there?
I don't think they fought to protect my freedoms, even if they think they did.
I don't think their efforts in those countries helped those countries. Hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis were killed as a result of the war, as well as hundreds of thousands of innocent Afghans.
Are the troops brave and courageous? Sure, but I don't care because I don't believe in the cause.
I support rehab for veterans, as well as a better-funded Veterans Administration. But I don't think the troops have done anything more than act as pawns for opportunistic entities and people who pushed for war to make money (e.g. energy exploration companies like Halliburton).
And people have the audacity to say that the troops served our country. No they didn't.
They signed up because they more than likely grew up in a small, rural town and needed a way out, and the military provided them with the financial incentive to join.
I think we let the troops off the hook. We focus too much on their bravery and not enough on their decision, as people, to join up for to fight in these pointless conflicts.
I don't think they fought to protect my freedoms, even if they think they did.
I don't think their efforts in those countries helped those countries. Hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqis were killed as a result of the war, as well as hundreds of thousands of innocent Afghans.
Are the troops brave and courageous? Sure, but I don't care because I don't believe in the cause.
I support rehab for veterans, as well as a better-funded Veterans Administration. But I don't think the troops have done anything more than act as pawns for opportunistic entities and people who pushed for war to make money (e.g. energy exploration companies like Halliburton).
And people have the audacity to say that the troops served our country. No they didn't.
They signed up because they more than likely grew up in a small, rural town and needed a way out, and the military provided them with the financial incentive to join.
I think we let the troops off the hook. We focus too much on their bravery and not enough on their decision, as people, to join up for to fight in these pointless conflicts.