Comments on: Letter from an angry soldier http://ricardo.strangevistas.net/letter-from-an-angry-soldier.html "No. Not even in the face of Armaggedon. Never compromise." Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:48:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ricardo http://ricardo.strangevistas.net/letter-from-an-angry-soldier.html#comment-135 Ricardo Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:22:16 +0000 http://ricardo.strangevistas.net/letter-from-an-angry-soldier.html#comment-135 I'm personally not surprised that people react only when reality slaps them in the face, but it might be that she realized it before, but didn't lash out until now. What I actually found most interesting about the letter is that she states she won't teach her son that his father died because of the lies and scheming of the U.S. government and will instead tell him he died being a hero. Hardly a way to teach future generations about how putting in power the same kind of bastards that sent their fathers to murder countless people and be murdered themselves gets you in this mess. I’m personally not surprised that people react only when reality slaps them in the face, but it might be that she realized it before, but didn’t lash out until now.

What I actually found most interesting about the letter is that she states she won’t teach her son that his father died because of the lies and scheming of the U.S. government and will instead tell him he died being a hero. Hardly a way to teach future generations about how putting in power the same kind of bastards that sent their fathers to murder countless people and be murdered themselves gets you in this mess.

]]> By: Jorge http://ricardo.strangevistas.net/letter-from-an-angry-soldier.html#comment-134 Jorge Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:27:08 +0000 http://ricardo.strangevistas.net/letter-from-an-angry-soldier.html#comment-134 She is of course correct, but one wonders why it took the death of her husband to figure it out. She left the service six months ago. If memory serves me correctly, the standard enlistment period for the Marines is three years. This means that she joined (or reenlisted) at the end of 2003 (assuming she did not get an early discharge). At the end of 2003 it was becoming clear that the reasons for going to war were a lie, that the Iraqi people did not want the US there and that the insurgency was picking up steam. Anyone with their eyes open knew, or could have found out, what was happening. She choose to enlist under those conditions, she choose to kill (or help kill, if she served in a support role) Iraqi civilians. So did her husband. I cannot find sympathy for her. Additionally, she points out that her father served in Vietnam. Then she notes that nothing has changed. Wrong. Her father was probably a conscript, facing heavy penalties for refusing to serve. She volunteered of her own free will. Anyone who is in the US military today is a criminal. There are actively furthering an illegal and criminal war. They deserve no better than what they are inflicting on the Iraqi people. PS, you need a "preview" option. She is of course correct, but one wonders why it took the death of her husband to figure it out.

She left the service six months ago. If memory serves me correctly, the standard enlistment period for the Marines is three years. This means that she joined (or reenlisted) at the end of 2003 (assuming she did not get an early discharge).

At the end of 2003 it was becoming clear that the reasons for going to war were a lie, that the Iraqi people did not want the US there and that the insurgency was picking up steam.

Anyone with their eyes open knew, or could have found out, what was happening. She choose to enlist under those conditions, she choose to kill (or help kill, if she served in a support role) Iraqi civilians. So did her husband. I cannot find sympathy for her.

Additionally, she points out that her father served in Vietnam. Then she notes that nothing has changed. Wrong. Her father was probably a conscript, facing heavy penalties for refusing to serve. She volunteered of her own free will.

Anyone who is in the US military today is a criminal. There are actively furthering an illegal and criminal war. They deserve no better than what they are inflicting on the Iraqi people.

PS, you need a “preview” option.

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