One More Death
Day two. I guess at some point I'll stop counting the days
as an introduction.
This isn't a political blog, but it is blog in which I'm
going to write what's on my mind. Today Daniel Somers is on my mind. Daniel is
an Iraqi war veteran, and Daniel committed suicide. We currently lose more
service members to suicide than combat. Although the military understands the problem, and has stepped up its support (read counseling services) for
returning veterans, it can only do so much. In case you haven't heard, war
is hell.
Not the glorified Hollywood
hell with muscle-bound soldiers and large-breasted women, but real hell. Hell
in which you shoot a young Afghan woman nursing a child because last month
another woman was holding ten pounds of C4 to her breast, and when it blew, the
blast took your best friend with it. Hell in which you feel guilty for both
shooting the infant/woman, and feeling relieved that it was your friend that bought it, not you.
The only solution for war is peace, but that is something
that we can't have when our military is treated like a shiny toy for each
president to play with. I'm retired military. I have a masters
degree from the Naval
War College
My aim is not to blame Obama, not to blame Bush, but rather
to blame ourselves. The most important issue in our country is not health care,
is not the economy, and is certainly not gay marriage. The most important issue
is the killing and maiming of our young men in a pointless war. It is our
responsibility to make our leaders hear that loud and clear. Do it for Daniel.
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