My confession....I was once Hillary or Bust...

[shadowmayor]

73. Hang in there Victor

It's not the last phase of your life, just the first (and it'll be difficult at times) phase of the rest of your life. I know you know, but the meds they hand out at the VA are not helpful to many of us. I spent OIL or was it OIF3 in Abu Ghraib prison as a stop-loss, cross-level engineer reservist. What a shit stain and death palace that place was. Jesus on a friggin' crutch, but people who haven't seen, smelled, and tasted war have no clue. The suffering and death we unleashed on the Iraqi people is beyond description. We decimated an entire country and unleashed hell on our way "out".

Voting for a resolution vs voting for war is also a misnomer - anybody paying attention to the Bush cabal knew better. But vote they did - Biden, Clinton, and a bunch of others. Shame on them. And shame on our fawning corporate media. And even more - shame shame shame on so many of our fellow Americans who cheered on March 19 when bombs were dropping on Baghdad in shock and awe as people were pulverized, incinerated and crushed beneath those bombs.

Part of the rush to war was due to the fact that sanctions were about to be lifted, as Saddam had basically complied with all the terms of those sanctions. He also volunteered to leave Iraq to avoid war - we said no. Turkey and Iran offered their help - all to no avail. The USA was hell bent for revenge on a people who had nothing to do with 9-11.

I will vote for Hillary and gladly do so on a number of levels: First - there may be 3 Supreme Court nominations in the next term; Second - I really really like to see Republicans lose; and Third - we may get the Senate back and HRC working with Franken, Warren, and Bernie may accomplish some great things. I will never forget those who supported the war however. Her speech on the Senate floor was in support of the war - not a call to avoid war. We never get perfect candidates, and most overlook the mistakes made by their favorites, but compared to tRump - the stakes are way too high.

What in the hell did the people of Iraq ever do to the people of the United States. And folks - don't bother thanking me for my service - you might get an earful you're not prepared to hear.