” that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain “
Win the damn war ! Decimate the enemy ! Peace on our terms through absolute victory .
Yea... I’m dreamin ......
I do not want to see another entire generation of returned and returned war fighters saying and thinking “ what was it all for? “ Looking at the names of all their fallen friends , on a memorial 20 years from now . Thinking that all their blood ,sweat , tears and sacrifice was totally in vain . All because a bunch of God Damn clueless , spineless politicians and all the mouthy hoards of simpering anti-war/anti-military pukes , tacitly sided with our mortal enemies and gave up on the noble and crucial idea of VICTORY . To hell with all that ! Win the war , kill the enemy . Leave none standing . That all our good soldiers, sailors , airmen and Marines will not have died in vain .
Yes, I’m sorry to say you are dreaming. This was a doomed enterprise from the start. You don’t invade a country with the only objective being to find a few terrorists hidden in the mountains. That’s a job for special operations men.
This whole thing is absolutely tragic, and my heart goes out to the people who are maimed and for the families of those slain. Politicians should be required to be on the front lines of any conflict they start.
Amen.