Under my proposal, every family member in the 18-35 age group of every member the legislative and executive branches should be drafted into the military and sent overseas into the combat zone as soon as any foreign military action is "authorized" by Congress and signed by the President.
It's amazing to me that it only took us a few decades to forget the lessons of Vietnam.
So sick and tired of this crap of our military brothers and sisters risking their lives when the people that we’re supposed to be covering their ass do not have any mandatory conscriptions into military service for their country. I make this point because while my son and my neighbor’s son are going out on patrols and getting shot at while trying to protect these people, there are always same-age locals doing nothing but standing around, and not only ‘watching’ our kids getting killed, but also probably aiding it.
What should concern you more, my friend, is they did not forget Vietnam. These people in power here and there will sacrifice as many lives as possible to remain in control. This truth condemns our country to the annals of history if something does not change dramatically. My military brothers and sisters, my daughter and son are being used as pawns now, just as my fathers and uncles were used then.