[OOhsoflyDELTA#9]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

So...a liberal service member is against the war, and there I have it? By the way, I appreciate your service, but I'd counter by saying just about everyone I knew from school who went to Iraq/Afghanistan supports the President. The large majority of them are Marines, but a couple were Army guys as well.

you're known to talk about ususally only associating with a small southern "elite" (in your opinion) group of people....I've served with people from all walks of life...there are five branches of service....I was in AeroVac(medical evacuation)...so of course I was in contact with soldiers from all branches and demographics...the "feel good" footage thats shown around holidays of Bush and other administration members "being" with the troops is PR bullsh*t...you don't see the multitude of soldiers who don't want to be anywhere near his ass....I joined the Air Force 3 months after graduating high school...I'm considered a vet of Desert Storm also....I loved the Air Force and gained so much from serving....I know what I was signing up for when I took my oath....I didn't mind doing what I had to do for my country...BUT this war, the actrocitites that the average American doesn't see is not right...we are trying to push/no force our ideologies on these people....innocent people are dying daily....soldiers who are the average age of about 23 are dying....the "comma" that Bush spoke of...is because they/his administration know that no real change in the mindset of the people will change and years from now the middle east will not flourish in western thought....if I thought we were fighting the group of people who were responsible for 9/11 I would still be in today...but anyone with the good sense of a flea knows otherwise...the small amount of time spent in Afganistan was smoke and mirrors for a whole "nother" agenda...in the immortal words of P.E. Shin...don't believe the hype!!