Quoted from boomer

MT--good point.  I am against Obama getting even more entrenched in the war.  Already protested that and called Schumer/Gillebrand's office as well as Tonko's.  Buying the armour was hardly "cool." It was a huge necessity.   My father and grandfather fought in the "good" wars.  US was attacked.  This is not the same war.  But you're right--if my father were alive he would be furious with my stand.

And Sombody is right about the Viet Nam vets.  I ran St. John's/St. Ann's Outreach Center and my soup kitchen was open twice a week.  Many homeless Viet Nam vets came to eat there.  In fact we worked with Colonie Elks to get those vets flu shots.  I believe Colonie continues to run that program for those folks.

Sombody--glad you stayed out of the war.  I had a senior citizen client who only had one child.  She drove him to Canada to avoid the draft.  He never returned to the US.  We needed to get her closer to him because she suffers with dementia.  Because of their healthcare system, we needed to find her a place in Buffalo so that he could see her often and she could still have the health benefits she needs in her final days.

Of course your neighbors would be pi$$ed with my comments.  VFP folks have lots of army, air force, and marines in the group.  In fact it is one of the marines who speaks extensively about the way the kids are brainwashed to fight.  I think we have exhausted this subject.  I will still support the troops by trying to get them home and continuing to send packages oversees to those kids that my relative left after he was discharged.  

Oh btw--daily prayer to bring them home should be part of everyone's regiment.