[TwelveOfTwenty]

I think there is another reason. Who wants to be used as fodder in wars that our government has no intention of winning, but will drag out for as long as they can to maximize profits?

If Vietnam didn't drive that point home, Afghanistan should have.

[Leaning Right]

> I think there is another reason. Who wants to be used as fodder in wars that our government has no intention of winning... <

I actually think that’s the main reason. Our family has a somewhat recent tradition of military service, dating back to WW II. No one is planning to go into the military today.

It has nothing to do with trannies or any of the other woke nonsense. It has everything to do with not wanting to end up on some hill in Central Asia fighting for nothing.

[libertylover]

Who wants to be used as fodder in wars that our government has no intention of winning, ... If Vietnam didn't drive that point home, Afghanistan should have.

Great post.

I was recently at lunch with a group from my high school graduation (1968). One of my good friends ask me about my three brothers and reminded me that he lost a brother in Vietnam (I hadn't forgotten.). What a waste to lose a brother who would likely still be alive and have a family of his own. I imagine the people who lost loved ones in Afghanistan feel the same.