America needs soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines (with a capital "M"). We also need doctors and lawyers, sports stars and home makers, artists, writers, construction workers, students, bankers, politicians (sorta), college professors and their students, engineers, cashiers, cab drivers, and hot-dog stand owners. We need people that contribute, even just a little bit; because we need their expertise, no matter how small. And soon, as they gain in knowledge and skill, their contributions in a free, capitalistic society (where we trade things, value for value, in a free market) can only increase.
What we don`t need are society`s leeches--those who take and never give, consume but never create, criticize but never contribute. All of us have moments of weakness, where we need help to meet the bills, to keep our sanity, or to just maintain until we can figure out until what direction we should go into next. But that should be temporary, not a lifestyle.
I have no lower esteem than for a person who enjoys the fruits of democracy and freedom, yet won`t stoop so low as to actually defend them. And by defend, I don`t mean that you should take up arms yourself; you can pay taxes, rail against Islamic extremism instead of trying to excuse it, defend democracy instead of trying to tear it down, or work to make your own little piece of America better instead of trying to tear the entire system down because of America`s faults and historical mis-steps.
Just a few observations on the primary differences between us and our intellectual enemies.
When I die, I want to come back as you! ;-)
There's plenty of us here down-under who also appreciate the American military...God bless and keep you guys!
"Just a few observations..."
Spot on!
God bless