For guys like you the military is all about politics. What you fail to
understand is that for a soldier it's all about duty.

Butch Davis

Our soldiers are being asked to perform those duties by people who are
politically motivated.

I respect those who serve in the military.
One can do that without respecting the manner in which the military is used or
managed.

At a time when we have adopted an international posture that says, "Get in line
or we'll come and kick your ass" and "Bring it on!" we can't possibly hope to
be taken seriously when occupying Iraq and Afghanistan has taxed our abilities
almost to the breaking point.

If we had to send troops to North Korea, Libya, Iran, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia,
or even to just one or two of those countries, to continue our current
political objectives
where would they come from?

Maybe we can do like the British used to do and hire foreign mercenaries. If we
want US soldiers, we need to create a bunch in short order.

Or, we need to rethink the politics of militarism on a global scale.