Comments on: The Truth comes out http://www.bouhammer.com/2008/04/the-truth-comes-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-truth-comes-out A blog about Military Issues, Afghanistan, and everything in between Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:09:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://www.bouhammer.com/2008/04/the-truth-comes-out/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Chris Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:26:26 +0000 http://bouhammer.com/wordpress/?p=488#comment-13 Exactly - delusional is a good word. And I worry what this is building for our country's future. I have no family or friends in the military and no experience with "the military world" and admit I'm still pretty clueless in a lot of ways. But I'm trying to stay somewhat informed by reading milblogs and other credible sources. That's why I so appreciate blogs like yours - helps me understand things and makes me think. And that's why I send care packages to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and look for ways to support our veterans in the local community. My modern day version of a Victory Garden. It makes me angry and embarrassed to see Americans and American leaders so oblivious to the realities of what's going on and what's needed to support our deployed and returning troops, and seemingly determined to believe any happy fluff that is so obviously contrary to the real picture on the ground. Angrier still that our leaders don't ask ANYTHING of our citizens (except shopping - OMG) and drop the ball with our deployed troops and veterans. Rant over. Time to pack a box for my guys in Afghanistan. That always makes me feel better. Exactly – delusional is a good word. And I worry what this is building for our country’s future. I have no family or friends in the military and no experience with “the military world” and admit I’m still pretty clueless in a lot of ways. But I’m trying to stay somewhat informed by reading milblogs and other credible sources. That’s why I so appreciate blogs like yours – helps me understand things and makes me think. And that’s why I send care packages to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and look for ways to support our veterans in the local community. My modern day version of a Victory Garden.

It makes me angry and embarrassed to see Americans and American leaders so oblivious to the realities of what’s going on and what’s needed to support our deployed and returning troops, and seemingly determined to believe any happy fluff that is so obviously contrary to the real picture on the ground. Angrier still that our leaders don’t ask ANYTHING of our citizens (except shopping – OMG) and drop the ball with our deployed troops and veterans.

Rant over. Time to pack a box for my guys in Afghanistan. That always makes me feel better.

]]> By: LT Nixon http://www.bouhammer.com/2008/04/the-truth-comes-out/comment-page-1/#comment-12 LT Nixon Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:04:31 +0000 http://bouhammer.com/wordpress/?p=488#comment-12 America has been delusional about our two wars ever since 9/11. The military is so divorced from mainstream culture that to most people, reporting from Iraq/Afghanistan is just a news article about some people they don't know or have never met. The biggest misconception of our time is that war is fought by a small group of people instead of a nation. Bad times for America. America has been delusional about our two wars ever since 9/11. The military is so divorced from mainstream culture that to most people, reporting from Iraq/Afghanistan is just a news article about some people they don’t know or have never met. The biggest misconception of our time is that war is fought by a small group of people instead of a nation. Bad times for America.

]]> By: Chris http://www.bouhammer.com/2008/04/the-truth-comes-out/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Chris Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:09:24 +0000 http://bouhammer.com/wordpress/?p=488#comment-11 I've been very skeptical of the reports of outlooks for lower violence and activity, and chalk it up to wishful thinking. Yes, things are getting better for some areas, but it's very tenuous and offset by increased activities elsewhere. I remember reading your post "Are you ready for War?" Good stuff. As always. I’ve been very skeptical of the reports of outlooks for lower violence and activity, and chalk it up to wishful thinking. Yes, things are getting better for some areas, but it’s very tenuous and offset by increased activities elsewhere. I remember reading your post “Are you ready for War?” Good stuff. As always.

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