At a press gathering Mitt Romney was asked if his five sons were serving in the military. In response Romney said, "The good news is that we have a volunteer Army and that's the way we're going to keep it. My sons are all adults and they've made decisions about their careers and they've chosen not to serve in the military and active duty and I respect their decision in that regard."
Okay, well in a way I think Mitt is absolutely correct. We do have a volunteer Army and if people, much like myself, would rather have a civilian career, I find no problem with that. But this is where Mitt completely lost his mind:
"One of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping me get elected because they think I'd be a great president."
So Mitt Romney believes that driving around Iowa raising money for him is serving your country? Its certainly not equal to the sacrifice our brave men and women make in Iraq. Maybe thats why the Republicans don't mind sending thousands of troops to fight an endless, needless war, because they believe that serving your country in the military is just as easy as driving around in a nice, air-conditioned SUV in Iowa and stopping at fund-raisers. It brings up the question: if you support this War continuing and you support the surge, maybe you should join the war. Or maybe those that want to continue sending men and women to Iraq, should just go spend one, just one, day on the streets of Baghdad. Maybe then they would stop thinking of their un-yielding loyalty to the republican base, and start thinking of those who are actually fighting this war.
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Mitt Romney has the same problem as many other conservative Republicans who clamored for this war in Iraq. Many of these so called tough talking Republicans never wore the uniform of their country during their generations war. In other words they cut and ran. That is why they are so familiar with those two words. They feel so inadequate when they look at Senator Kerry or Rep. John Murtha, two members of congress who not only wore the uniform of their country but served in combat. The highest act of patriotism.
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