[trebb]

The argument of the month is that Americans sigh that they are "war weary", yet less than 1% of the population of this nation serves. Our forces have been betrayed by both political parties.

And it continues to get worse with the past 20 years of increasing politicization of the "leadership". They have a "punish severely and reward grudgingly" attitude because all below them are disposable "assets". Those who do the heavy lifting are nothing more than a resource to pad their "leaders" resumes and promotion jackets. It sickens me to watch it happen from "the inside" (24 years in uniform and 15 years civil service).

[SkyPilot]

They have a "punish severely and reward grudgingly" attitude because all below them are disposable "assets". Those who do the heavy lifting are nothing more than a resource to pad their "leaders" resumes and promotion jackets.

That is very true.

Thanks for wearing the uniform of this nation and serving.

The politics are a different poison. Homosexuality, suppression of Christianity, feminism - all of those curses that American society has are levied upon the military in an inordinate way.....because they "can."

That does not mean our military is not incredibly important to the survival of our nation, and what is to come. War is coming to the world, and we cannot pretend we can watch from the sidelines (....that strategy worked so well in 1940).

On the betrayals from our politicians, at least we always knew Democrats were evil slime. It is the betrayal of so-called "Republicans" that cuts the deepest.

The GOP is perfectly content to allow our military to die from deep budget wounds, rather than lift a finger to save it.

Shame on all of them.