a soldier came to see me tonite...i hesitated to bring up the war and politics because a visit to me should be a vacation from all that....but i did when we were soaking in the jacuzzi and he had lots of thoughts...im tired so excuse my lack of grammar (ok i never bother with grammar)
he is special ops, 52, been in turkey, iraq, afghanistan in last few years.
republican, father, on medical leave of some kind for injury to back when helicopter crashed in iraq.
thinks going into iraq was a mistake
thinks its been completely mismanaged....mainly from a logistics angle....our equipment is crap mostly and thats the fault of presidents and generals going back 20 years....thinks it was stupid to dismantle the iraqi army but eventually we will get them on their feet again.
thinks we should have gone into syria or a dozen other places where terrorists are being trained that were true threats
thinks george bush was the right choice for president and still does
doesnt think much of the dems like kerry and gore
or clinton
doesnt think much of the generals running things
thinks we cant leave now and we wont
thinks we will have serious terrorism here and no one could have prevented it....thinks iraq might have delayed it but its coming.
doesnt think bush lied to get us into iraq...thinks they did have intelligence for wmd.
thinks the state dept is fucked up and has been for 60 years for its stupid policies regarding immigration and who gets into this country when and for what...talked about his parents and grandparents who came in 1937 from poland and the family members who didnt get in and went to concentration camps....talked about mariel boat lift and haitians and lawton chiles and the domestic agenda...its all a blur now.
i listened to him....gave him comfort...and other things.
things are just not so black and white.
im not in the mood to judge him for his opinions and thoughts....i listened....listening and being quiet are much harder than arguing.
i know one thing....the demonizing and hatred and arguing and negativity and bullshit that exists here and everywhere is part of the energy that ends with people blowing up trains and towns and buildings and themselves....we are all liars and narrow minded intolerant twits in some way....democrats, republicans....no difference....christians, moslems....no difference...pro choice, pro life, pro death penalty, pro marijuana, pro prostitution, pro pie fighting, pro gay marriage, pro war, pro tax cut....is there anything we all agree on?
its the way we disagree i am having a problem with tonite.