[MinorityRepublican]

The core of the military had always been patriotic middle class white males.

Cannon fodder.

Obviously, that's not the case anymore.

[ansel12]

Calling all the veterans here mere cannon fodder is degrading to the patriots who have served and to the American nation they served.

The American military has not been used as mere cannon fodder, we have a history of valuing our soldiers lives and using them as sparingly as possible.