Ticomaya wrote:snood wrote:Ticomaya wrote:snood wrote:"Our boys" in the desert would by and large regurgitate what they think their superiors want to hear. the occasional one or two would tell you the war is stupid, but most serve pretty mindlessly. Sad, but true.
What a bunch of drivel. You obviously don't think highly of the military, and can't fathom that there are those who believe in what they are fighting for. Pathetic.
I think highly enough of it that if I am in a unit that gets called, I would go and fight. that's highly enough. and the opinion I hold about the level of thoughtfulness of the average Joe in the Army, I get from experience. Go 'drivel' that.
It appears you're suggesting that because you are not thoughtful, the average Joe in the Army is not thoughtful. Well, that certainly does sound like the thinking of a person who is not thoughtful. You have made a point ... perhaps not the one you intended, but a point nonetheless.
I talk to people, tico. And I teach a large group of new soldiers everyday. Half of them can't tell you who the frikkin Secretary of State is. It isn't that hard to figure out that their raisons d'etre have nothing to do with deeply held beliefs about anything except getting college money, and learning a marketable trade. You want to believe that everyone is as sold out as you are to this crazed president and this crazy war - I understand.
But even a cursory glance at any statistic source tells the story. Only a few stalwart, very studiously ignorant can't see the folly in this war.
And by blindly and passionately defending this administration, you make an unintended point about yourself, as well.