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More and more US troops deployed to West Asia are expressing doubts about fighting in the war against Iran, including having to “die for Israel,” the Huffington Post reported on 23 March.
A veteran and reservist who mentors younger officers told HuffPost that troops she speaks with are expressing a loss of faith after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu helped push US President Donald Trump to go to war against Iran.
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Interviews further revealed that troops are worried about inadequate protection from Iranian ballistic missiles and drones targeting US bases in the Gulf region.
“Getting random indirect fire is not the same as watching the entire gym and coffee shop and some dorms get blown up from a door less than 50 meters away,” said one service member.
Like how ICE have good singing on bonus so it’s understandable.
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You’re not justifying it, you’re excusing it. Everyone here understand the underlying structural issues. The problem for me at least, it seems, that you don’t want these people to have to take responsibility and this is a sentiment I get from most of these people as well. They just got “tricked” or “just followed orders” or “the money was too good” or something. No need for self crit or doing any of the actual work. I bet you most of them still have their uniforms neatly folded and tucked away instead of burning that shit on the spot.
If you got “tricked” into joining baby crusher incorporated, honestly you’re a liability until you’ve proven otherwise. Trying to doge that responsibility is big yikes. And if taking that responsibility is a deal breaker for you, then even bigger yikes.
Just look at libs invasion logic, where they go “we got lied to about x” and 10 years later they’re doing it again, having learned nothing, or rather refused to learn anything.
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Youre right and no amount of poor people turned away from having criminal records, being too overweightor too uneducated will change their mind that more poor people would join if the US didnt already betray them to point so they cant even be part of the war machine. Because too overweight, did crimes and/or cant pass the ASVAB. You’re right but they’re holding onto a graphic that doesnt really prove anything either and ignores the amount of poors in the military.