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In reply to the discussion: Fuck. [View all]SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)Their sacrifices were the same sacrifices all soldiers make when serving their country in carrying out a mission they are given: they are away from their families, they miss births, holidays and weekends having fun with friends; they endure the hell of living in a hostile place; they get wounded; they watch comrades die.
As Obama acknowledged in the Fort Bragg speech, if they didn't make these sacrifices, our country would not be able to complete its mission. And they make these sacrifices regardless of whether the mission is a good one or a stupid one, whether it is a nation reconstructing draw-down or an illegal invasion. They make these sacrifices because they chose to serve their country. And serving your country entails carrying out the mission that is given to you. Regardless of the mission, a soldier has sacrificed and therefore should be honored for his or her service to our country.
That was the point of the President acknowledging Sargent Cory Remsberg at the SOTU speech. Obama was not glorifying war, he was honoring the soldier's sacrifices in service to our country...sacrifices this country has been woefully inadequate at acknowledging and compensating the soldiers for once they come home. Hell, Bush did not want us to even see the coffins, let alone give them treatment for their PTSD or job training. Obama made sure we saw them. And in particular, he made sure the Republicans who are voting to cut vet benefits saw Remsberg.