Reply #17: Back the truck up! No, I personally haven't seen combat but I've served in the Army ... [View All]

My father was battlefield commissioned in Italy during WWII and my brother served in combat during the Vietnam war. You know the military community? I'd bet big bucks being married 25 plus years to a Retired Marine and having been within the "military community" from birth to this day, that you do NOT KNOW them as much as you claim?

Don't wrap yourself up in the flag of the troops. I've met and have know many who are hopelessly scarred physically, and some mentally via WARFARE.

As proud as I am to claim that I honorable served my country, both myself and my family members who have served in combat PRAY FOR PEACE.

There is nothing honorable about KILLING "the amorphous enemy" when our civilian leaders do NOT, in turn, accomplish the diplomatic and political groundwork to achieve peace.

It's time to shed the Col. Kilgore HYPE and mantras ... and embrace the gut wrenching *horror* (all sides) that is this SENSELESS WAR.

Every innocent child who is blown to "kibbles and bits" by our smart bombs ... who has no future because we are not doing the groundwork to build ties within Iraq, will BREED a dozen young men (and women) who will despise the USA.

I love my country but this occupation is morally bankrupt. I thank God that I'm no longer Active Duty. We are abusing our brave men and women in uniform ... we are destroying our military.