Our Troops do NOT Protect Our Freedom and We Should Stop Thanking Them for Doing So

Me too. I appreciate everything the people in the military do for us, but I fear they are being used to advance agendas. You do allow me to sleep soundly at night. Thank you!

 

These six little words are so true. I'd like to see what our politicians would do if no one volunteered?

Draft? Ha

The way the CIA has messed this countries population up by supplying it with large doses of Cocaine and Heroin the last forty years to support there own little private wars and the decay of morales or obedience in this country I'll like to see the military train the every day drug fiend or obese person you see on the street.

 

A nice little editorial on the subject...

http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.ph...e-should-stop-thanking-them-for-doing-so.html

 

I had to go to college to fly jets. I went to a very, very good one at that. So nice try, but ultimately you were just as wrong as you were before you thought you had me figured out.

 

If only you used your education for good instead of evil.

Such a shame.

 

Yes I would stop. Iraq/Afghanistan is a war zone but its not constant firing. When a civilain drives at a convoy and ignores all other warning signs (signs, flags, and flares) they will most definitely be able to tell the shot (which should be a tracer round) is warning them. Also, signs are in Arabic, I don't know where you got the idea they weren't. Also, what cluster bombs? I spent 14 months over there and never once saw a cluster munition.....even after patrolling through some of Saddams old bunkers that were hit by air strikes. Cluster munitions are very rare, they're not just lying around on every stret corner. You watch too many movies.

 

Ummm...yeah, I would stop. Like Ignoranceisbliss said, it's not constant gunfire 24/7. We have ROE's and escalation of force for a reason. Not to mention the fact that we have been there for EIGHT YEARS, and the convoy SOP's as a whole, have not changed, so they KNOW the deal as it is for the most part. We very rarely had to "convince" people to move, as they knew what to do.

As stated before me, the signs are in their language.

Our escalation of force went as follows for a situation of rear security:

Car comes up from behind and is getting too close.
-I would make eye contact and put my hand up to stop, I would do this two or three times, depending on how fast he was closing in on us.
-I'd shoot a flare at their car
-Id then bring my rifle up and aim it at them (this usually worked)
-Id then point in the air and fire a warning shot
-Shoot to disable vehicle
-Shoot to kill

 

I am doing something good. I provide support for the young men in the heat so they can come home and get on with their lives in as peaceful of a state as possible. They cannot harvest their benefits posthumously.

I normally like your posts, but this is one is a jump off the deep end. Such a shame.

 

There is no sweeter sound than hearing CAS come in over comms.

 

I have lots of friends who have served and are serving. Politics has no place in the military. I salute you. Once you take an interest in politics, surely you can understand why people would be as frustrated as the OP. Home is in dire straights, and our toughest are working for the interests abroad of the people bankrupting home, whether that is why they fight or not. But you also might as well be honest, if you have the physicality to be a warrior, there is nothing funner on earth. More toys than the richest kid on Christmas has to play with. Only one of my friends ever wanted to leave the military and it was because he wanted to travel the globe more than they would allow.

 

And the military should have no place in politics. Unfortunately the military is simply muscle.

 

Yeah, tanks are cool and all, but being a Paratrooper is by far the best

By far the best feeling I've ever had was CAS doing a show of force for us....

I was in the gun, and I knew they were coming. I saw one fly so low I could count the rivets. Looked up and said "Oh cool..." Then the the sounds of the jets came about 2 seconds later...and I went from "oh cool" to "oh sh*t" lol

Hit the nail on the head, thank you.

 

I would like to thank all our brave men and women who are proud to serve this great country. and are willing to put their lives on the line to protect Our Country, and our freedoms.

Semper Fi Marines.

and that goes for you as well Seamen, Airmen and Soldiers.

Ooops I guess I just did what the OP told me I should not be doing.

Oh well since I know why I served my country. and never once did I think about turning my rifle on any U.S. citizen its really a retarded post.

and since we have our men and women dying in harms way all the time. I'm great full that people are willing to defend our country. even when they have to put up with BS like the OP, and others that have degraded the U.S. Armed forces over the years.

Semper Fi

Once A Marine Always A Marine

 

And thanks you to brother.

It doesn't matter what anyone tries to say, or tries to label us. I will never regret it, and I will always be proud of it. No one can take that away from me.

Just remember, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, no matter how ignorant or backwards it is.

 

I don't regret any of my time... I got to travel the world... from the U.S. to the big sand boxes... got to see a few other places as well..

only thing i wish I could do over... is get out of the way of the bullet lol...
(thanks the U.S. Army)

 

Friendly fire?

Probably you dang Marines being all gung ho, running in front of bullets no matter who they're coming from, we don't play that way in the Army...we're smarter than that

 

That has got to be a weird situation. A friend told about how during the 1st gulf war he was in a column that got hit by friendly fire. The people who were holding down an area where there was supposed to be no one allowed got their grid wrong and dumped on them. Said it was scary as (*)(*)(*)(*) seeing American fire power from the other side of the coin. I can only imagine.

 

True....

Nothing better than watching the enemy get owned by some superior firepower.

 

Great response, 1AmericansView!

Your remarks are always to the point and well crafted!

JC

Too bad the liberal Democrats in Congress are so foolish and so misguided that they will never appreciate the sacrifices our young men and women in the Armed Forces have so unselfishly and sincerely made.

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The liberal congressional Democrats do not like our military and they never will!

 

Yeah well the Army takes the credit for the action in the real world performed by Marines....

So its only fair that we get the credit in Hollywood... lol