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“Hey Lex... This CPT Mitch talks like a good soldier. Some one who defends our country. Someone whom I WANT to defend the USA.” Defend the USA from WHAT, exactly? Please clarify.
"And what if there is a war and no one showed up? That depends. One side usually gets people to show up." In this case, the 'side' which 'showed up' was in Iraq, which is nowhere near the continental United States; they were not poised to invade American soil, they were actually on THEIR soil when WE invaded. You understand this, right?
Maybe you want to sign up with Rambo Company to fight beside CPTMitch when we ‘defend’ our nation against Iran, too? Lots of opportunity for male bonding I hear. You and CPTMitch can stop your fellow soldiers from indulging in more than what would be an ethical amount of shooting.
