When we vote for our representatives and our President, are we
responsible for sending our soldiers off to war? That is the question I
ask in today's issue.
I think we are: We the voters get enamored with our
politicians, and we like only our representatives because they give us stuff.
But then they send our soldiers off to war in foreign lands. It was
the politicians that chose to send our troops into Vietnam, Iraq in Gulf War
one and then again in Gulf War two to finally be rid of Saddam. However,
that left us going to fight in Iraq longer and the war spreading with us
conducting strategic strikes in other countries like Yemen, and Libya amongst
others. In those conflicts we sent our soldiers into harm's way because
we elected representatives and Presidents that were willing to send men and
women in uniform into battle. Yes, the soldiers are proud to serve and
they are honorable warriors and heroes. But when they get killed in
action and they leave families behind, it is our fault. We had no need to
fight in Iraq and now we got ISIS/ISIL and other terrorist groups to fight as a
result. It was us who elected these scummy politicians who willingly send
our brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, and sons and daughters off to
war to a fight we did not start. It was us who let these representatives
send them off to war.
Conclusion: The thing about representatives is
that they represent us and we chose them. Thus, to a degree it is our
fault. We chose them and then they send us to war. As such, we
should always keep this in mind when we elect our officials, for what they do
is a reflection of things we want. What results is also partly our fault.
The blood is on our hands too.
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