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Victor_c3

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10. I totally believe your numbers

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 06:18 PM

Jan 2017

However, with the disabled vets I run around with, usually the guys who actually fired a weapon and stuffed body bags won't vote for anyone who is at all hawkish. That was a huge obstacle for my voting for Hillary. I only did so out of distrust and spite for trump.

However, guys who pulled triggers are in the minority in the military. Most guys in the Air Force don't as well as most Navy guys (at least in Iraq). Huge swaths of the Army are support people who are "fobbits" and never face combat either.

These vets, who never saw combat or what it can do, I'm willing to bet are the ones who are quick to vote republican.

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I have questions about our military and this mess. [View all] Doreen Jan 2017 OP

the military serves the commander in chief..anything less is treason beachbum bob Jan 2017 #1

But they cannot legitimately follow an illegal order BainsBane Jan 2017 #7

Good luck with that notion... jmg257 Jan 2017 #2

Career oriented tazkcmo Jan 2017 #3

AH - good point! Thanks for pointing that out! jmg257 Jan 2017 #4

Yes tazkcmo Jan 2017 #5

I totally believe your numbers Victor_c3 Jan 2017 #10

That makes perfect sense. And agreed. Cheers! jmg257 Jan 2017 #12

They are sworn to follow any lawful order. Ready4Change Jan 2017 #6

So baisically when you join the military you sign on to be a slave to Doreen Jan 2017 #9

To a large extent, yes. Ready4Change Jan 2017 #13

So, the part that says to fight against foriegn and domestic is a lie. Doreen Jan 2017 #14

Nope. Not a lie. Ready4Change Jan 2017 #15

We are living your second paraghraph right now, so what will the military who is Doreen Jan 2017 #16

There is no reason for the military to be involved Takket Jan 2017 #8

City police enforce the laws of the city and state. ManiacJoe Jan 2017 #11