>
>I find this remark more than a little hypocritical and a bit offensive.
>Just because a person is in the military does not mean he has given up
>the right to think. If it wasn't for the terrible military we would all
>be speaking german or Japanese now. Most of the evil attributed to the
>service is caused by our elected officials. The services are commanded
>by the President, an elected official, not by the Chairman of the Joint
>Chiefs. The services do what the president tells them to do. Vietnam
>was entered into by Pres Johnson, not by Gen Westmoreland. The battles
>were fought because the politicians told the services to fight them. You
>are free to criticise precisely because the military has followed orders
>and because it has members that are intelligent and dedicated and
>willing to serve in conditions you would not believe or tolerate.
>
>Yes there are problems with the military, just like there are problems
>with social security, and medicare, and Congress, and the Democrats and
>Republicans, and with, Liberals, and Conservatives. Yes you have a
>right to question its budget and function, but do not question a
>soldier's right to think and have an opinion.
>
>W. J. Liles
>Maj MC
>USAR
>
Thanks Doc, That needed saying.
geo2
US Army
100 0isabled, service connected
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