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14. Holy shit that is sickening....

Reply to GliderGuider (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 9, 2015, 01:55 PM

Nov 2015

And likely even more common now.

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Heartbreaking: Here's what a U.S. soldier said when asked to justify the war on terror [View all] JohnyCanuck Nov 2015 OP

This is why I not only do NOT support our endless wars, SheilaT Nov 2015 #1

So I was thinking the other day upaloopa Nov 2015 #17

I get it all the time... Wounded Bear Nov 2015 #25

Vietnam Roy Rolling Nov 2015 #26

Please, DU. Give me a way to upvote (or downvote) individual comments. This is a +++. erronis Nov 2015 #41

+1000's ozone_man Nov 2015 #84

Why? Because usually no one else will step up unless we do. 7962 Nov 2015 #85

You're quite the belligerent neocon eh? nyabingi Nov 2015 #97

You dont think the Balkans was headed towards genocide? Really? 7962 Nov 2015 #99

We never intervene to stop massacres, and nyabingi Nov 2015 #100

Yes we do. You ignore it because you want to. And you ignore the Balkans example. 7962 Nov 2015 #102

Our intervention, especially when NATO is involved, nyabingi Nov 2015 #104

Chavez and Maduro have taken VZ into the worst economy in the world 7962 Nov 2015 #105

Are you really not aware of the nyabingi Nov 2015 #106

Yes, YOU understand it all dont you? Ha. 7962 Nov 2015 #107

No I don't understand it all nyabingi Nov 2015 #108

But the people only benefitted for a short time. Thats always the problem. 7962 Nov 2015 #109

And it is frightening how many know and still go. raouldukelives Nov 2015 #96

If I may offer the following definitions. Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #37

You were drafted. Every single soldier currently SheilaT Nov 2015 #54

And most of these "volunteers" do so because they were fooled to believe that it was either rhett o rick Nov 2015 #61

Nor does the reason they volunteered SheilaT Nov 2015 #68

I agree. nm rhett o rick Nov 2015 #77

You are wrong. The majority do not sign up because of romance/duty/patriotism. KittyWampus Nov 2015 #101

I agree this is a huge problem. But poverty isn't on the agenda of a Goldman-Sachs sponsored rhett o rick Nov 2015 #103

No, you're not a warmonger arikara Nov 2015 #64

But that is not the whole point of the OP - truedelphi Nov 2015 #69

Current generations don't understand the draft. trof Nov 2015 #83

I get what you're saying Victor_c3 Nov 2015 #59

I'm so sorry for what you went through arikara Nov 2015 #65

Good on you for unloading. snort Nov 2015 #67

I know how you feel. The River Nov 2015 #72

You're a good person. It's why you're suffering so much now renate Nov 2015 #73

I heard a top VA psychologist say exactly the same thing at a PTSD conference decades ago pinboy3niner Nov 2015 #93

Telling me your story isn't unloading. I absolutely don't feel attacked. SheilaT Nov 2015 #88

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #95

Can't agree with you Joey Liberal Nov 2015 #70

I've been married to 2 men Caretha Nov 2015 #90

You should watch John Oliver from last night. Initech Nov 2015 #87

Yes, that is heartbreaking. And very powerful, I hope he has a lot of support in his life. nt. polly7 Nov 2015 #2

How many warriors appear on TV news compared to their commanding Generals and politicians? Fred Sanders Nov 2015 #3

They fight to protect corporations not Americans bjobotts Nov 2015 #23

" You go to war with the army you have". Inferring sit down and shut up! The Wielding Truth Nov 2015 #92

War - What's It Good For - Absolutely Nothing - Props To Edwin Starr cantbeserious Nov 2015 #4

Service members? HassleCat Nov 2015 #5

Your post made me curious about their pay uppityperson Nov 2015 #7

It might not seem like much HassleCat Nov 2015 #9

US military pay scale, 2015 sarge43 Nov 2015 #18

The pay is much better now than when I served Joey Liberal Nov 2015 #71

My first paycheck, post basic, $98.00. That's a month's worth. sarge43 Nov 2015 #75

Case of beer on Navy base in Guam 1960 $1.50 - $2.00 WHEN CRABS ROAR Nov 2015 #82

There are things like free base housing, including for dependents (though not on active duty, of merrily Nov 2015 #31

Damn. That sounds like SOCIALISM! And WE CAN"T HAVE THAT in the USofA! erronis Nov 2015 #42

The base houses arikara Nov 2015 #66

I've lived in U.S. apt. style base housing and been invited to base homes where officers live. merrily Nov 2015 #78

PX & commissary prices arent a lot lower these days. And not all housing is free. 7962 Nov 2015 #86

The orders do not come from us.Come from Exxon etc bjobotts Nov 2015 #29

If we lived under a functional democracy I would agree with you, but we dont. Volaris Nov 2015 #51

This year I'm dedicating Remembrance Day to the memory of Shidane Arone (Trigger Warning) GliderGuider Nov 2015 #6

One of the reasons to never go to war, of not make the decision lightly is that people dehumanize uppityperson Nov 2015 #8

and we call them heroes? and thanks them for their service? saturnsring Nov 2015 #10

We are victims of a weird kind of Stockholm Syndrome GliderGuider Nov 2015 #15

Holy shit that is sickening.... blackspade Nov 2015 #14

A good reminder... CanSocDem Nov 2015 #62

Only one solution. Don't sign up. I wish more young people realized this. valerief Nov 2015 #11

No more fucking military war propaganda at sporting events. pangaia Nov 2015 #20

We have too much sports in America, but it's actually military training. valerief Nov 2015 #21

Football today reminds me of something from the "Starship Troopers" movie n/t arcane1 Nov 2015 #33

I don't watch movies with names like that, so I don't know exactly what you mean. valerief Nov 2015 #35

I see very few make this connection but it seems obvious to me. harun Nov 2015 #57

Very well said! Thanks for the comparison. nt valerief Nov 2015 #79

How about government? Almost everything feeds it. merrily Nov 2015 #27

? Not sure what your question is. nt valerief Nov 2015 #30

The question was rhetorical. The entertainment industry is not all feeding the military frenzy merrily Nov 2015 #34

Oh, yes, of course. That's true. Because the military is where the oligarchs valerief Nov 2015 #40

I know an awful lot of young people who lusted after the signup bonus ($5-20k) erronis Nov 2015 #45

And this is why the oligarchs don't want a strong middle class. valerief Nov 2015 #80

Since WWII, we fought in Korea, Viet Nam, Cambodia, various places in Africa, too many to name JDPriestly Nov 2015 #12

Media are monopolies abelenkpe Nov 2015 #38

You may add Grenada, Pananma, Somalia, and Lebanon. bvar22 Nov 2015 #53

2016 we can change directions... tecelote Nov 2015 #13

But war is always like this, and we keep having them. The kid of the 60s and their kids jtuck004 Nov 2015 #16

Stormtroopers for Empire Pharaoh Nov 2015 #19

i watched the latest dr who last night. man, deep anti war writing. pansypoo53219 Nov 2015 #22

I am not going to blame any 20 year old who grew up on jingoism from Dems and Repubs for a thing. merrily Nov 2015 #24

We've abused our military professionals far past their breaking point. Rex Nov 2015 #28

And the Bushes laugh, all the way to the bank. forest444 Nov 2015 #36

He's right on the money. Hulk Nov 2015 #32

''Money trumps peace.'' -- appointed pretzeldent George Walker Bush, Feb. 14, 2007 Octafish Nov 2015 #39

Hillary is partly responsible for this Android3.14 Nov 2015 #43

Thanks for posting. JEB Nov 2015 #44

Elections matter folks. Choose wisely. riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #46

Are there politicians anywhere that support eliminating the military? GliderGuider Nov 2015 #49

Each time I see a "Freedom isn't free" bumper sticker, I want to scream in frustration. Bubzer Nov 2015 #47

K & R N/T w0nderer Nov 2015 #48

Major General Smedley Butler (USMC) hifiguy Nov 2015 #50

Brilliant!!! Thespian2 Nov 2015 #91

He just described a "gun grab" too. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #52

i feel like hillary would read this retrowire Nov 2015 #55

And how many are going to bring that “blasé” mentality back to the world... MindPilot Nov 2015 #56

They're just following orders rocktivity Nov 2015 #58

This should be posted silenttigersong Nov 2015 #60

Let's be honest The Wizard Nov 2015 #63

I am not able to go to the link. Mira Nov 2015 #74

War is Hell. War is a Racket. -nt- 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #76

Been there. Done that. Truth. Bottoms_Up Nov 2015 #81

Did anyone see the PBS series "Vietnam: a Television History"? thucythucy Nov 2015 #89

Our Leaders Should Pay The Price billhicks76 Nov 2015 #94

"so “blasé” about drone strikes and other civilian deaths". IMO, why some ex-Vets make bad police. Sunlei Nov 2015 #98