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TomSlick

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10. I too participated in that war, albeit as a state-side REMF,

Reply to Victor_c3 (Reply #9)

Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:18 PM

Feb 2022

helping the processing and training of reservists for shipment to Iraq.

The truth remains that we participated. At least in my case, my suspicion the war was based on a lie did not rise to the level of firm conviction until after the fact.

The American people acquiesced in the war. If we had not, we would have stopped it.

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My heart goes out to the families of those killed on both sides of the conflict Victor_c3 Feb 2022 #2

It is. Soldiers signing up to defend Mother Russia are misused in this unjust war MaryMagdaline Feb 2022 #3

That's how I feel about my own military experiences Victor_c3 Feb 2022 #6

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. People like Bush and Putin don't deserve MaryMagdaline Feb 2022 #8

I will grieve for Russian casualties when the Russian population rises up against Putin. TomSlick Feb 2022 #4

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Kind of like how we as nation allowed the war on Iraq to happen? Victor_c3 Feb 2022 #9

I too participated in that war, albeit as a state-side REMF, TomSlick Feb 2022 #10

The wealthy tell them to fight and kill for money. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2022 #7