Originally Posted by
liv2ski
You guys have reading comprehension issues? The quote I objected to was, "The guys with the guns are vets that put their ass on the line defending yours".
Maybe you an explain to me how any military action since WWII defended me or others in this country. Korea? Vietnam? Grenada? Afghanistan? Iraq? The entire cluster fuck that is the Middle East and Northern Africa? None of those conflicts were against a country looking to over run North America. Rather they were all police actions to enforce Merican Values around the world.
My heart goes out to the young men and women who have been used by the politicians of this country for meaningless conflicts and for that I will always support and appreciate the people willing to do that job. Just don't tell me, "The guys with the guns are vets that put their ass on the line defending yours". Because in reality, in a peace time non draft environment, those people decided to serve, were unfortunately put in harms way for no good reason and many have been harmed forever or lost their lives due to poor leadership, not because they were defending America.
Your opinion on this may be night and day from mine and that is your privilege thanks to those brave men and women that kicked the Brits out of the country, way back when.