I have talked to dozens of Vietnam War veterans over the last 13 years who have told me that they were shocked that we were going to invade Iraq in 2003 and start another "lie war".
That was how many of them referred to the Iraq War, as a "lie war".
Mostly because they knew that war was started on lies, rumors, and innuendo based on fear.
Bush's administration ramped up the fear mongering in this country to a fever pitch, and then invaded Iraq saying Hussein was responsible for the reason that America was attacked in 2001.
We all know better now.
But, many of us knew, even before the first troops were sent to Iraq, that the Iraq War was a mistake.
And I agree with you that a lot of people seem to live vicariously through America's ill-advised military ventures in foreign countries.
People like to say "thank you for your service" to veterans right after they find out the guy or gal they are talking to has served in the military.
In a knee-jerk fashion, almost in an apologetic manner.
Yet, it has been my experience that it is mostly conservatives that say this to veterans.
I know that it never happened to me until many years after I finished serving in the Marine Corps that anyone said "thank you for your service" to me.
It didn't happen to me until after the Iraq war started.
Yet, it made me wonder what the hell they thought they were thanking me for, to begin with.
It seemed odd to me because so many people didn't act like it was a big deal for years, until the Iraq War started.
But, once Operation Shock and Awe got underway, it was as if those people felt compelled to say something to me, to try and act as if they were concerned for my welfare in some fashion or manner.
Nearly every time, almost as an aside, they would admit that they also supported Bush for starting the Iraq War, to get some kind of revenge or something.
Yet, none of them seemed to be aware that the entire VA system had been under attack by the Republicans ever since Saint Ronnie got in to the White House in 1981.
It boggles my mind, even to this day.
It still makes no sense whatsoever to me that people can support Hillary after all of the saber-rattling, warmongering speeches that she has given over the last dozen years or so.
Especially Hillary's most recent speech to AIPAC, when she explicitly described Iran as a country that was an enemy of the United States.
The PNAC members must have been ecstatic to hear her desire to declare war on Iran, if she gets the chance.
Evidently, people who support Hillary don't ever think of the consequences to the troops.
Quite frankly, I don't think they give a damn if combat veterans suffer from PTSD for the rest of their lives for serving in those military ventures in foreign countries.
It's just my opinion, but I think this country needs Bernie to be the President of this country more than ever before.
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