Huck ...

There is too much false pride running through too many military personnel these days. No soldier has seen real combat since Vietnam. That means soldiers would have 30 years under their belt. Today's soldiers revel in the glory of past wars and soldiers lives. That is BULLSHIT! Most military personnel today enter the services to pay for an education or a guaranteed job. Stop trying to make people out to be more than they are.

The image above represents people who would fight for a commander and chief who can't tell the truth about why the US entered Iraq. Military personnel should be pissed off that they have been put in harms way to act as a referee between warring tribes. How any soldier accepts that almost validates the image above.

And no soldier has fought for the freedom of american citizens since 1945. Everything else was in defense of some other countries citizens. Stop trying to make soldiers out to be the hero until they actually are the hero. It cheapens the true heroes endeavors.

Placelowerplace

Shove it.

Blind allegiance or giving someone a free pass for doing a particular job is moronic. Too many military personnel today want to enjoy the kudos that WWII generation earned for the military. Fuck them. Glory stealing bastards. Do something then I'll shower you with all the fucking praise you want. But until then keep your fucking mouth shut.

Asking for blind respect for performing an easy, and until George Dumbfuck got into office, safe job is crap. That is not honorable and no honorable soldier should ask for it.

If military personnel don't like the job then quit. join the real world. The military is just another government job. That is what many in the military see it as. A means to an end. This patriotic crap is making me fucking sick. It really seems nationalistic like the NAZIs.

Nationalism .. This is dangerous
1: loyalty and devotion to a nation; especially : a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups

Patriotism .. this is healthly
: love for or devotion to one's country

Notice the difference ... believing that you country is ABOVE all others. That is what soldiers are supporting when they support a country with a forced form of democracy in Iraq. The Iraqi citizens don't want democracy. They want to war amongst their tribes. Only the fucking Iraqi exiles who came to the US while Saddam was in power want democracy. These people are hated in Iraq.

If a person chooses the military and they allow themselves to be used to do illegal things (Iraq) then they should quit. If they continue forward with the illegal act then shame on them. Many who have been injured in Iraq now realize the macho and pseudo-patriotic rhetoric is never going to fix their injuries.

They also realize that they are an expendable commodity. Another person will take their place. That is the real depressing idea for them to realize. Did it matter ? The answer since 1945 as far as american citizen's freedom is a resounding NO!

Who's freedom does the modern US soldier protect ? It isn't american citizens. It seems the modern soldier is really about protecting the freedoms foreigners. Protecting most foreigners does not help US citizens either. So what the F are they talking about "protecting american freedoms"? They are spewing the BS they need to believe themselves to justify the things they are doing. That's it.