The most difficult part of that war was that we were there to kill the enemy (or at least convince him to quit) while protecting the people. That meant that we couldn't "bomb them back to the stone age" like WWII. I had some dullwitted WWII vet, a former gunner on a B-24 ask me "why can't you win your war like we won ours?". Simple: we weren't there to kill everyone in sight and if we had, how many allies would ever ask for our help again?
“Simple: we weren’t there to kill everyone in sight and if we had, how many allies would ever ask for our help again?”
I chose to enlist without any duress. I don’t know your situation but I’m sure you served honorably and you went through hell. I get that.
My viewpoint is not with you and those like you, but the people who sent you. It was all a game to them. And we in the military were the pawns.
I can’t change your mind and you certainly will not change my mind.
Thank you for the sacrifices you made for what you thougt was a noble cause.