The warn that they will not have enough money to support the Troops we have stationed all over the world.
I say, do not buy weapons.
Do not buy ammunition.
Do not buy armor.
Do not buy rations.
Do not buy tents or boots or dust gear.
Do not spend a single cent on anything but bringing them home.
Now.
Their most recent complaint is that they want Congress to cut spending in certain areas.
They cry, please stop certain funding programs; we are headed towards fiscal calamity because our military personnel are too highly compensated, both in pay and benefits.
They wring their hands and moan about increased health care costs, which are estimated to be $51 billion next year, which, by the way is only a tenth of their total budget.
They warn that future pay raises will be an unbearable burden.
I get it. I really do. And, there is a simple solution. Take all of the energy currently being used to maintain these campaigns and spend it on working for peaceful settlements to conflicts.
And, bring our men and women home. Return our husbands, brothers, sons, mothers, sisters and daughters home. Bring them home now.
Do not think for a single moment that I am not fully aware of what a simpleton I am. I get that, too. I really do. Just bring them home. Please.
Please excuse this edit:
I could not include this in my posting because it did not appear until after this had been published to the blog. You know how when you hit the Publish Post button and you get the page that tells you that it was successfully done? Well, sometimes there is a notice about the widgets or whatever, and sometimes it is an ad. Or, maybe they are all ads, but I never pay much attention to them, so I am not sure.
This is the ad that popped up when I hit that button. I mean, if we are able to immediately match an advertisement to a post that did not even exist a few minutes earlier, then we have the means to end armed conflicts that kill our loved ones. Seriously. As a society, I fear that we are fatally fucked up.
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