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I am not one of the flag waving Veterans that thinks in narrow terms like you are either for or against the troops. You are free to your beliefs and opinions as the next person is, and I thank you for your service. I disagree with the notion that we are no longer fighting for our freedom. The attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 were orchestrated and executed by Al Queda, which enjoyed safe harbor in Afghanistan as guests of the Taliban. Had AQ and the Taliban not been disrupted, the attacks would continue to today, and this represents a very real threat to our nation. Iraq was a known state sponsor of terrorism, and provided material support to AQ, Hezbollah, and a number of other groups that sought to harm American interests both domestically and abroad. I will agree that following the initial invasion of Iraq, there was a breakdown in planning for the time period following combat operations that led to destabilization of the local government and fueled the subsequent sectarian problems we found ourselves in. Intervention in the Balkans, while not in direct support of our national safety, was done as a moral imperative. The genocide that took place in Bosnia and Kosovo was nothing short of evil.
Being against war is NOT being against the troops.
My father was an officer in the Air Force. His father was an Army Air Corp pilot trainer during WW2. Our family's military service record goes back to the Revolutionary War.
My daughter and my son are active duty (Army and Air Force). My other daughter is married to an Air Force officer. My exhusband (kids' dad) is an Army officer. My brother is a Marine.
Everyone who has served in the military in my family has spent time - usually more than a year - in combat zones. Currently, we have active duty family members in Guam and in the UK. My cousin is in Hawaii. My son just left Korea.
Not a single family member regrets their decision to join the military. However, several do regret getting out before retirement.
Didn't realize at the time (few do) but I signed up to be killed or maimed because politicians can't get along. It would be different if we fought wars that actually protected us.
Somehow I don't think Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, etc. were a threat to the United States, but that's just me.
Fortunately, I was never hurt.
In case anyone wonders, I didn't die either.
Didn't relize it at the time What do people think the Military exist for? I couldn't stand to hear guys crying "I didn't sign up for this". sheesh......
Didn't relize it at the time What do people think the Military exist for? I couldn't stand to hear guys crying "I didn't sign up for this". sheesh......
Right - just what part of "military uniform," "Iraq," "Afghanistan," "PTSD," "IEDs," weapons of mass destruction," "9-11" did they just not catch?
Being against war is NOT being against the troops.
Learn the difference.
That is exactly what I said in my comment you quoted. Appreciate the validation, but try some comprehension, not just knee jerk, reactionary responses.
That is exactly what I said in my comment you quoted. Appreciate the validation, but try some comprehension, not just knee jerk, reactionary responses.
Right - just what part of "military uniform," "Iraq," "Afghanistan," "PTSD," "IEDs," weapons of mass destruction," "9-11" did they just not catch?
Not sure where you going with the above but my point was that the Military by defination is an extremely harzadous vocation. I'm confident that some research would show that as many or more service people have been killed during peacetime as have been lost in the recent and ongoing unpleasentness...The fact that someone would volunteer for service and not undersatnd or realize that death is a footstep away baffles the imaginazation
Not sure where you going with the above but my point was that the Military by defination is an extremely harzadous vocation. I'm confident that some research would show that as many or more service people have been killed during peacetime as have been lost in the recent and ongoing unpleasentness...The fact that someone would volunteer for service and not undersatnd or realize that death is a footstep away baffles the imaginazation
Of course it didn't have very many casualties, but over the span of the Desert Shield / Desert Storm action, there was more servicemembers killed in vehicle accidents in the United States. I reference that campaign because my closest call came on the first deployment there. There are much more hazardous positions, but on average I don't equate modern-day service as been necessarily dangerous, it depends on where you are and what you do.
The southeast states are high for military servivce.
Mostly bcs it is a stable job. There are few jobs for young people in the southeast unless they want to work in dead end retail or food service.
Its interesting how the demographics break up, bcs redder states do have military service most often. Right now the economy in states like SC , parts of TN and NC is practically dead. So its understandable why young people not attending college enlist.
SW Virginia also, bcs it is really a rural 'desert'. Many non- functioning and bankrupted farms , also
Not sure where you going with the above but my point was that the Military by defination is an extremely harzadous vocation. I'm confident that some research would show that as many or more service people have been killed during peacetime as have been lost in the recent and ongoing unpleasentness...The fact that someone would volunteer for service and not undersatnd or realize that death is a footstep away baffles the imaginazation
That was my point exactly. I don't see how ANYONE could join the military and not understand that their job description is WARFARE.
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What do people think the Military exist for? I couldn't stand to hear guys crying "I didn't sign up for this". sheesh......
