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Originally Posted by Destroyer  What?. What exactly are you talking about?. Not supporting a BS war is NOT the same as not supporting the troops. You guys just take it that way. You guys should be more agitated than ANYONE for being duped into fighting and killed in a war that never should have happened and benefited nobody.
Everyone that served in Iraq or any war is a hero in my book. I dont understand the comment about passing down a legacy of service to the kids though. After fighting in Iraq and knowing first hand the corruptness of the government and failed policy, why would anyone want to put their kid through that?. |
One, I was talking about serving in the military, period, as opposed to uninformed sermonizing of the type I am subjected to nearly every day regarding this war. For example, I didn't mention Iraq.
Two, none of us were duped. We signed our papers. Matter of fact, re-enlistment rates in the Army and Marine Corps are up during the Iraq War; you might not want to let this fact ruin your version of the world, but Soldiers and Marines, among others, are people who love to fight wars and are choosing to go to fight this war. There are those Soldiers and Marines who oppose this war, who still go back because their Commander in Chief gave the order.
Third, assuming you actually read something other than CNN propaganda, you should read a book called Imperial Grunts by Robert D. Kaplan, or Making the Corps by Thomas E. Ricks. Both books talk about how servicemen's children later join the military themselves, and how military service becomes a family tradition. My grandfather, for example, was an Army medic who was stationed in Japan during Korea; my great uncle is a retired Air Force C-130 crew chief who fought in Vietnam.
Fourth, what is your definition of "supporting the troops", exactly? Waving a flag and saying that you love the troops simply because it is a cultural thing now? Unlike in Vietnam, where hating the troops was fashionable, it is now a norm to respect the troops. To support is to sustain and assist someone in their actions, not to merely like them.