I'm certainly not surprised that is your takeaway. Sure ,find a WW2 vet and thank them for saving your freedom.
Thanking a Gulf War vet for fighting for your freedom is a result of propaganda. The wars of the past decades ,the majority of living vets, were political excursions designed to feed the wealthy rather than defend the ideals and freedom of Americans. It's a huge disservice to our vets , which we treat horribly after they are no longer useful for feeding the machine.
That should be your takeaway.
I'm not sure of the intent and to be honest I don't think the answer is relevant to any points of my post.
My brother served and I saw how he was treated after sacrificing his health after disposing stockpiles of chemical weapons on Johnston Atoll.
My buddy Mark was hit in the head by shrapnel on a mission looking for that Bergdahl fellow. My feelings are that he was a far more important person as a father, husband, son and friend than anything we accomplished over there.
No. I never served.
I respect the vets that have been hoodwinked into fighting wars for others political gains.
I'll also point out empty bullshit that might be likely to encourage others to sign up for the ultimate sacrifice for nothing more than the profit of others.
Larry,
I think that the question Cuedup raised can be posed in a perfectly patriotic spirit. It isn't disrespectful to those who served in our military to wonder about the value of some of the wars our politicians have chosen to wage. On the contrary, I count it as one of our civic duties to question the value of any war waged "on our behalf", in large part to protect those who are willing to sacrifice themselves in defense of our freedom. I'm a bit taken aback by your reaction.
Your friend,
Lou
lou
cuedup is making blatant political comments that in no way pays respect to our fallen miltary personnel
because of those who gave their life he has the freedom to come on azb and be negative in a post on a day we should be respectful
of our fallen heroes
this comment from cuedup for example
I'll also point out empty bullshit that might be likely to encourage others to sign up for the ultimate sacrifice for nothing more than the profit of others.
this implies that those who "sign up" are suckers who fell for the "empty bullshit"
is that appropriate to post in a thread to commemorate our fallen heroes?
cuedup can go to NPR and voice his opinions and have many that will agree with him
there is a time and place for everything
this was not the time or place for cuedup to post his opinion....in my opinion
to you lou again
i am taken aback that you 1)defended cuedup and 2) did not understand where i was coming from
of course its our "duty to question" the decisions of our politicians
but i do not think this thread was the place to discuss/debate it
cant you understand that?
your friend
larry
btw
hey cuedup want to give us a first name or stay anonymous?