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In reply to the discussion: Fuck. [View all]Scuba
(53,475 posts)I too feel the revulsion toward war. I understand how war turns our service men and women (and innocent civilians) into hamburger. I have particularl disdain for the illegal, unnecessary conflicts that have been waged not to protect America, but to protect corporate profits and further enrich the wealthy. I understand the emotions that prompted this OP, and sympathize with them.
However, I disagree with the interpretation of the President's intent. I think he was highlighting the horror of the battlefield, the absurdity of 10 deployments, the gut-wrenching human cost of war, as a means of promoting diplomacy over military action.
I have great admiration for SFC Cory Remsburg for the incredible sacrifices he has made. That doesn't make me a war lover; quite the opposite. Was he used as a prop? Yes. Was it an attempt to drum up support for more war? No, at least not in my opinion.