It most certainly does. Neither Iraq (my cousin did 2 tours) nor Afghanistan (my other cousin is there as we speak) should've been waged.
First, we don't have a draft, so they signed up "to be waged". Second, do you think the US had any thought of war in Afghanistan before 9/11? We were anti-war, and NYC and DC got clobbered. The French and Brits were anti-war in 1939. They got their asses handed to them. The South Koreans were minding their own anti-war business in June 1950 when a few hundred thousand North Koreans (and eventually a bunch of Chinese) didn't care about that. Kuwait was about as anti-war as you can get (barely had a police force, much less a military) in 1990 when Iraq invaded them. Nobody in Sudan seems affected by South Sudan's anti-war stance as hundreds of thousands are raped and killed. Your other cousin (who you say is here with me in Afghanistan) is not even in a combat role right now (as directed by the President). We're here to "train, advise and assist" Afghan police and military to have security in their country so that those anti-war people like Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, International Development organizations and Donor Organizations/countries can do what they do best in helping people become healthy, literate and (hopefully) prosperous. Doesn't matter that they're anti-war, because the Taliban/Al Qaeda/Haqqani Network/ISIS blow them up, behead them or otherwise kill them. To bring it a bit closer to (your) home, it doesn't matter if you are anti-cop violence or not. If a cop is anti-you, you're done. What makes you think it's different on a global scale?
I don't know if I ever told you this before but I appreciate your service to this country. Must respect and honor to all those that have or still serve in the U.S. Military.
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Oh wait, the one I wanted last time was more expensive then and out of stock. This time they had tons of them and the price was lower than the one I returned. Lucky me.
Lucky for these guys that Denny Crane believes in open borders and relying on charity from the community and private individuals rather than government welfare programs. He'll gladly put up a dozen or so at his place. He's got a nice balcony. Big enough for a small tent.
