Failed Support
No matter how you feel about the War on Terror one catch phrase you here is “well I support the troops”! This makes we wonder do they? Or are they simple falling to the wayside of political correctness or using the only tool they have to give power a cause. To be honest I think many are pushed into a sort of false support for the war. United States military is very unique, and in the modern age it is all volunteer armed force and should be respected and support for that.
And the strange thing is I think many of those who are serving fall into the political correctness camp, they not sure why they our there and why did diplomacy fail. I think we should remember many serve not just in the battlefield, but do they have “support” as well? There is however the feeling on the battlefield of do I support myself in her blog Everyday is Groundhog Day in Iraq Rachel The Great has to question her own beliefs.
“If only we could all find that one thing. Why am I out here? I don’t believe in this cause enough to die for it. I guess I believe it my country though and support it and you can’t just say something like that. You can’t pick and choose when you will or won’t love your country. Either you do or you don’t and I guess those that do are willing to pay the price for living in such a blessed place. I really think America is the most beautiful country in the world and although it’s not perfect, it’s the fact that we keep trying that matters most. I wonder if those that have paid the price though would look back from where they are and say it was worth it”
She plainly states she not ready to die for the cause, but still she volunteered. Is this the same fever that Vera Brittan talks about in Testament of Youth.
“the bloodthirsty armchair patriotism”
No, if it is just patriotism then there would be no focus on the troops it would be on the war as a whole. The such as it is point put by Brittan again
“thousands of our men had been shot down”
Not even a clear as to how many, but in the War on Terror look at some of the headlines!
“Five U.S. Soldiers Are Killed When Convoy Is Hit in Mosul“
“Blast Kills 6 as Troops Hunt Iraqi Insurgents“
“9 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Two Attacks North of Baghdad“
“Six U.S. Troops Killed in Ambush in Afghanistan“
The troops have become the main issue and that is why it is so important to “SUPPORT THEM”, both sides for and against need the troops to push their agendas to give power to their words. Many times the soldier has been call the pawn of the diplomatic machine, but looking at all the support they have I would say they have become the meeting point to those who do not wish to meet.
To put it another way, in most wars the enemy was clear-cut and the loss of thousands was accepted, even possibly understood. But in this war there is no sure enemy. The political cannon that has become part of the American idea of war makes every life seem the most brutal of loses for America, but in reality the death of a solider is nothing to support that death is the most telling sign that diplomacy has failed.
- Testament of Youth Vera Brittan
- Everyday is Groundhog Day in Iraq Rachel The Great
- FOXNews.com
- washingtonpost.com – Iraq – Washington Post Continuing Coverage
