"Dad I have done nothing to be ashamed of."
That is how bad this is affecting the men and women serving there.
I cringe every time there is something negative said by our "leaders" to the media. Twenty years ago, it would have taken a while to travel around the world and upset the troops...now, in the age of satellite communications, every negative statement by any American is demoralizing to our fighting men and woman all over the world instantly. No wonder kids don't want to join the military...they BELIEVE this tripe!