MASH was his memorial. korea vets got shafted on benefits and shit too didn't they? what was the deal? was it because it wasn't declared a war?
Afghanistan - what a mess by Biden and Trump...
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I don't know of any benefits or anything he took advantage of. Never used the VA. He was drafted right out of college, so the GI Bill didn't come into play. Like I said, except for those rare brief occasions, he never talked about it. We really don't know much of anything about what his experience was like.
What was really weird was after he stroked out and was in the stroke center immediately thereafter, he was speaking in gibberish ("word salad" is what it's called, with left hemisphere damage to the speech center) and getting up and moving around the room and even up and down the halls. I finally figured out what he was saying and doing -- he was looking for his flintlocker. He thought he was in Korea.
I do not know about benefits, but many Korean veterans felt they were looked down on because they did not win.
Many Korean vets early had been WW2 vets recalled with almost no new training. After 5 years of inactivity, they were not really ready. They were, as a group, very bitter.
Dick Winters of Band of Brothers was called back but was able to refuse to go to combat. Lt Speirs did fight.
The debate I guess we need to have, do we want to revive colonialism and occupy countries to take their resources. I vote no, but it seems more than a few say yes.
Every company had a 'clerk typist' guy who knew the system enough to pull strings and keep things running smoothly.
It always paid to be friends with that guy.
Decent take from The Guardian:
www.theguardian.com
Biden in an impossible bind as Afghanistan blame game begins
The president has been condemned by Republicans as the Taliban advance – but the roots of the crisis date back years
No idea but I'm furious. I am certainly going to vote the bums out because china recognized the Taliban.
Maybe they should send Benny Drama over there to negotiate with them.
Sunday papers in London are reporting that the UK ambassador will be evacuated by Monday.
Just a few days ago, we were hearing supposedly pessimistic reports the Afghan government might not survive 90 days. Right now, 9 seems more on the mark.
Just a few days ago, we were hearing supposedly pessimistic reports the Afghan government might not survive 90 days. Right now, 9 seems more on the mark.
Not enough CAPITAL letters and not enough !!!!!! marks. Complete, grammatically correct sentences, too.
The sun is barely up in Afghanistan, and it's being reported that Jalalabad has already fallen. Kabul is now an island.
Another, "At this point, what difference does it make?" position from people that millions of US people support.
Jesus Effing christ! wake up.
Jesus Effing christ! wake up.
Looks like under is the safe bet.
I'm ashamed of my country when we have to beg our enemies not to attack us.
Helicopters? Biden promised there would be no panicked exit via helicopters.
Impeach that son-of-a-bitch now.
Biden is starting to have some very well-deserved criticism sent his way, and he's going to have even more. No need for you to pile on with your usual nonsense. Why not put a little effort into it and construct a legitimate complaint?
No further effort is needed. His incompetency is self-evident.
When did you EVER tell anyone to quit piling on Trump? This is your usual double standard in action.
Daniel Davis: Not only was the war unwinnable, but American leaders, both military and political, knew it was unwinnable all along, and lied to the people about it.
www.theguardian.com
Why is Afghanistan falling to the Taliban so fast? | Lt Col Daniel L Davis (ret)
The US public has not been given the full truth about Afghanistan for the past 15 years. Now, the bankruptcy of US policies is plain to see
LOL. I made the same complaint about liberal posters piling on Trump with dumb arguments many, many times, and for the same reason. I thought it was idiotic to obscure legitimate criticism behind a cloud of partisan hackery.
*Shrug*Um..... ok
It's true whether or not you care to believe it.
Now, let's get back to the issue at hand. I'd like to see you put some effort into an actual critique of Biden on this issue. It's not a trap, since legitimate grounds for criticism definitely exist. It's merely a test of your capability to accomplish the task.
LOL YOU don't test ME on anything, professor. I'm not aiming to get your approval on anything.
I've stated why Biden is incompetent and needs to be impeached before he does any more damage to the country. If you don't like my statements, I'm sorry..... no wait - not sorry at all.
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From that article:Daniel Davis: Not only was the war unwinnable, but American leaders, both military and political, knew it was unwinnable all along, and lied to the people about it.
Why is Afghanistan falling to the Taliban so fast? | Lt Col Daniel L Davis (ret)
The US public has not been given the full truth about Afghanistan for the past 15 years. Now, the bankruptcy of US policies is plain to see
"Also exposed in the Afghan Papers was the candid opinion of Ambassador Ryan Crocker. At a 2016 interview with SIGAR staff, Crocker explained that the Afghan special forces could help the US “clear an area, but the police can’t hold it, not because they’re out-gunner or out-manned. It’s because they are useless as a security force and they’re useless as a security force because they are corrupt down to the patrol level.”
That observation was nothing new to Crocker, however, as he further admitted that “of all the painful lessons I carry out of my time in those two war zones, Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s the … corruption at every level, that is the starkest point.”"
Anyone know a good book or analysis about why certain nations or cultures are more corrupt than others?
You didn't explain anything. You claimed it was all "self-evident." My strong suspicion is that you are simply incapable of forming a cogent argument.
Good question. It could be circumstance. It could be that any time the global world is shoved onto a society that is currently living a few centuries behind, the prospect of modernizing a nation, and the great wealth that can be gained from it, are simply too much for the greedy, and they naturally try to take advantage. Or it could be societal. Perhaps there is something about a society that is organized largely on familial (clan/tribe) lines that makes corruption very easy. Or it could be something else entirely that's not coming to mind right now. It would be interesting to look into, though.
An older French guy I knew was in the Algerian war. He said no Arab could be trusted. "They lie. Every one" was his exact quote.
Afghans aren't Arabs. For that matter, genetically at least, neither are Algerians.
