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In reply to the discussion: Any word from the "Trump is less likely to start a war than Clinton" crowd? [View all]Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)Certain votes Ill let slide, but one for something as serious as war - especially a war that resulted in as many as an estimated 1 million dead Iraqis - I cant overlook.
Unlike many on this forum, I actually served in Iraq, and not just as a POG, but as an Infantry Platoon Leader. I led soldiers in combat, killed roughly 46 people that I know of, and I lost 5 of the 46 guys that served under my command. And for what? What did I murder and lose people for? For a Bulshit cause that a politician voted for solely because it was the politically expedient thing to do at the time for their career?
Yes, I will hold one wrong vote against a politician - especially when it is as serious as s vote for war.
Maybe Ill forhive the politicians that voted for that war when they feel the same after-effects as I do. When they deal with suicide, alcoholism, and a slew of severe PTSD symptoms like I do and the fellow vets I run into at my localVA, I will believe they are sorry.
Until then, feel free to judge me and my distaste for those who are cuddly with the war enablers.