That is 100% bullsh!t. I have never "smeared" you at all. I simply responded to your own self-promotion of your military background as a way to pretend you have more credibility than anyone else to opine about these matters.
My point was that if John McCain and John ("I voted for the war before I voted against it") Kerry also had combat experience, then clearly a military background is NOT relevant to one's opinions about the wisdom of any given military campaign.
I haven't sat here and debated military tactics with you ... for the simple reason that you obviously know far more about me about that subject. I HAVE, however, posted at length here about the WISDOM of having the U.S. military used as a mercenary force for Wall Street and for foreign governments in Third World dumps all over the globe. That's why some of us were thrilled to see Donald Trump destroy both the Bush and Clinton globalist cabals in one election cycle.
I'm going to suggest that perhaps your lengthy military background makes you LESS credible than others when discussing these issues. Perhaps the old adage comes into play for you in this case: "When your tool is a hammer, everything looks like a nail to you."
Well, yeah - Captain Obvious - A long career in the profession in that line of work and investing blood, bone, and muscle in knowing what war takes would have that effect. That, and serving all over the world and keeping very current in the geopolitical realities.
"U.S. military used as a mercenary force for Wall Street and for foreign governments in Third World dumps all over the globe"
Which is precisely the Marxist-Leninist version of these things and I am very surprised to hear putative conservatives spouting the same tripe.
Don't you recognize that the world around us is filled with charming, likeable people who would eviscerate all of us at the slightest chance? Won't you be honest with yourself and maybe whisper back to me that the young people who put on the uniform and fought for us actually kept all of you nice and safe from further mass attacks by the scum of the Earth?
Is all of this because you didn't choose to offer yourself in the service of your country when you were young and in your prime?