That particular war had very little direct impact on my personal life. I have a cousin, much older than me, who went but I was too young at the time to understand what that meant and he returned relatively unscathed. I have always despised the way the vets who returned from that war were treated. I don't care what anyone thinks of the political situation, it is not to be taken out on people who were sent somewhere to be shot at!
As to the necessity of the war, our involvement is a debatable question only because we don't involve ourselves in every injustice around the globe, we never have. And so, our involvement can be a matter of debate. What I think isn't very debatable, and this may be part of the common wisdom you dislike so much, is that the war was mishandled. Political goals were placed over military objectives. Micromanagement from people whose business is not war blunted our ability to get the job done properly. At least, that's my humble opinion.
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Date: 2017-05-20 11:38 pm (UTC)As to the necessity of the war, our involvement is a debatable question only because we don't involve ourselves in every injustice around the globe, we never have. And so, our involvement can be a matter of debate. What I think isn't very debatable, and this may be part of the common wisdom you dislike so much, is that the war was mishandled. Political goals were placed over military objectives. Micromanagement from people whose business is not war blunted our ability to get the job done properly. At least, that's my humble opinion.