Phony Heroes
I suppose they've been out and about in and after every war, but never has it seemed so many "heroes" can't wait to foist their exploits upon the population. The movies don't help (and of course there were a slew of movies related to WWII) but these last conflicts have brought out Seals who normally are reticent, soldiers who know better than to brag about the horrors of war, and Generals, especially Generals to lap-up the limelight.
Along those lines, most of the people I've seen brandishing their war bona fides like that hollow headed Cotton kid from Arkansas are phony bullshitters. Grey Davis, John Kerry, Bob Kerrey and hell, even Bob Dole never played up their time in uniform to this degree. And the Benghazi defenders really need to check themselves. Senator Cotton is a shameless shill for the ruination of Iraq and Afghanistan without an ounce of remorse for the years of hell and death we have unleashed on the poor people of those countries. I'm willing to bet he was a shit-stain soldier who's "buddies" hated him for being a 24-7 chickenshit asshole.
What did the people of Iraq ever do to the people of the United States???
