dubbya bush you really know how to support war vets...

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by turnerg

Wow, I drop off the sonar from Subsim after joining the Marines, and i guess some things don't change. Always lot's of political debate going on...

Anyways, what if I told you the situation "over there" wasn't as grim as the media says it is? What if I said that my buddies over there right now are literally bored because the Iraqi troops have really taken things over running patrols, checkpoints, etc. You never see it on CNN, oh no. But then when the troops say anything other that what the media says, ooohhh were brainwashed, we don't know whats going on. I knew fully well that when I joined up, I could end up like swiss cheese, or dead. But I'd rather go and do it voluntarily, so others don't have to. One of the many reasons I hate politics. No matter what you do, what your intentions, people will always fling mud, whether you are actually doing something good for other people or not. They always point out the worst in someone./Rant off

Not wanting to fight over it, just reminding that a single man's view on one small part of the battlefield is one thing, and the overall view on the whole may still look very different. After all, the violence and bloodtoll for the civil society in Iraq is exceeding anything positive there may be, or may or may not have been planned or hoped for.