On this day of reflection on the lives of those who have lost their lives, fighting for the cause of freedom, I'm hesistant in sharing my thoughts lest they be construed as dishonoring those whom have paid the ultimate price.
To stand in harms way for a cause you believe in and lose your life for doing so, shows remarkable conviction. I hope to have the same conviction in my life, in the cause of freedom and truth.
But with that said, I feel it necessary to share the following, as shared by my friend Rock, over at Pure Mormonism.
The only critique I have of the presentation, is the insinuation that these tactics have only been used since the Vietnam War.
My other blog has a series of excerpts from a book by one of the most decorated serviceman in US History. The introduction is here.
The excerpts are lists on that blog, on the right hand side, under the header... War is a Racket.
I welcome the comments of those who might disagree with my opinion, however, I would respectfully request that you view the above video presentations first, and then read the words of Smedley Darlington Butler in War is a Racket, before doing so.
Koda, I'm pleased to see you sharing this video. Everyone who loses a loved one in war wants desperately to believe that their son, husband, sister or brother died for a noble cause. But in reality every single American killed in Iraq and Afghanistan has died for nothing.
ReplyDeleteI'll repeat that: They died for nothing.
If anyone wants to challenge that assertion, I would ask them to walk me through it. Explain, step by step, how an American acting in defiance of God's law can possibly have been acting in defense of my freedoms.
Every Memorial day, I see Americans giddily celebrating the fact that they have been duped over and over again. It is indeed odd to live in times where good is called evil, and evil good.