You were lucky to not be drafted! We agree that they were forced to do things under legal authority, such is the case when you sign a contract with the military. My BIL signed for National guard, he had a baby on the way. A few weeks after boot, he was deployed to Iraq. He’s one of my heroes, as I’m sure your grandfather is for you, but he had no choice in his deployment. Most boots on the ground don’t. To hold our servicemen and women accountable for the decisions of the corrupt foreign policies is farcical.
Indeed, I was lucky. In my sophomore year, the U.S. transitioned to the lottery system and I drew a 300. Who said anything about accountability? I was just saying that performing faithfully in an imperialistic operation does not make a soldier a hero. Who wants to be known as the pilot who bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade?
You were lucky to not be drafted! We agree that they were forced to do things under legal authority, such is the case when you sign a contract with the military. My BIL signed for National guard, he had a baby on the way. A few weeks after boot, he was deployed to Iraq. He’s one of my heroes, as I’m sure your grandfather is for you, but he had no choice in his deployment. Most boots on the ground don’t. To hold our servicemen and women accountable for the decisions of the corrupt foreign policies is farcical.
Indeed, I was lucky. In my sophomore year, the U.S. transitioned to the lottery system and I drew a 300. Who said anything about accountability? I was just saying that performing faithfully in an imperialistic operation does not make a soldier a hero. Who wants to be known as the pilot who bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade?