Lies about the U.S. military can be found everywhere: billboards, church signs, books, articles, blog posts, government statements, restaurants, sporting events—even on bumper stickers.
I have seen bumper stickers that read:
- My Daughter Wears Combat Boots
- If you can read this in English thank a Marine
- Army Strong
- Vietnam Veteran
- Fly Navy
- Air Force Brat
- My son is a Marine
- Combat Veteran
- Gulf War Veteran
- S. Navy Retired
I pulled in next to a car a few days ago that had a miliary bumper sticker that I have never seen. It had an American flag with slogans above and below it reading:
My Son Has Your Back
Proud Army Dad
Sir, I am sorry to have to say that your son does not have my back or the back of any other American.
The U.S. Army does not defend the United States against aggression, incursion, attack, or invasion by a foreign force or country. It does not defend the country from credible outside threats. It does not secure American borders, guard American shores, patrol American coasts, or watch over American skies.
U.S. soldiers do not support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. They do not protect us or keep us safe. They don’t serve the country. They do not defend our freedoms. They don’t fight “over there” so we don’t have to fight “over here.”
Instead, the Army and its soldiers fight undeclared, unjust, and immoral wars. They fight unnecessary and senseless wars. They go where they have no business going. They maim and killed foreigners who have never threatened any American. They help to carry out a flawed, reckless, and belligerent U.S. foreign policy. They engage in offense and call it defense. They help to create terrorists, insurgents, and militants because of U.S. military interventions. They invade and occupy other counties. They attack countries that have not attacked the United States. They destroy foreign industry, culture, and infrastructure. They go abroad seeking monsters to destroy. They do the U.S. government’s dirty work.
Your son is part of the president’s personal attack force. He is a pawn in the hands of Uncle Sam. He is cannon fodder. He is dispensable. He is not a hero, a public servant, or a role model.
If your son was an electrician, a plumber, a carpenter, an engineer, a manager, an accountant, a farmer, a pilot, a chef, a computer programmer, a florist, a welder, a barber, a lawyer, a physician, a musician, a clerk, a firefighter, an architect, a mechanic, a coach, a laborer, a teacher, a minister, a cashier, or a garbage man, then you might have reason to be proud. But having a son in the Army is nothing to be proud of.
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