Small moment of American pride.

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Blank CD, am I right in thinking you think all the wars we have fought recently were for no reason and there for should not be appreciated? That's what I made of your "But its not, it hasn't been for a long time, probably never will be in our lifetime, and no, everything the military does is not great" comment.

Realistically, over the past 10-15yrs, what do you believe we've accomplished, militarily? Do you believe our core freedoms and liberties have, or have had an external threat in the past 30 years? If so, when and why?

The "over-glorification and pseudo-patriotism" in my view is not a bad thing, we need the strongest military, Amurka, fool. From my knowledge that has been going on since before you and I were born, in your view we should just have quiet soldiers with no motivation?

You think people who pretend to be patriotic while not actually being patriotic is not a bad thing? Do you believe we don't have the strongest military?

Comments like these make Obama supporters look bad, just as Romney supporters thinking every Muslim is an issue makes him look bad.

How in the world does any of this have anything to do with Obama supporters? I haven't said anything about supporting Obama at all. Do all opinions that differ from yours get lumped in some "Obama supporter" category? Most of my family and about half the people I know are military or former. I love all of them to death, but I am not a supporter of our current military endeavors.

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Realistically, over the past 10-15yrs, what do you believe we've accomplished, militarily? Do you believe our core freedoms and liberties have, or have had an external threat in the past 30 years? If so, when and why?

You think people who pretend to be patriotic while not actually being patriotic is not a bad thing? Do you believe we don't have the strongest military?

How in the world does any of this have anything to do with Obama supporters? I haven't said anything about supporting Obama at all. Do all opinions that differ from yours get lumped in some "Obama supporter" category? Most of my family and about half the people I know are military or former. I love all of them to death, but I am not a supporter of our current military endeavors.

All you have done is avoid answering questions. You haven't answered a single one.

I'll answer your first two -
USS Cole was 1999. That was a direct attack on American's miltary. 9/11 - that was a direct attack on the American citizens. Both of those came from external threats within the last 10-15 years. Luckily, we dealt with them.
Additionally, the military has brough assistance to less fortunate people around the world for decades. That's more of an accomplishment than you have done.

As for external threats in the last 30 years, do you not remember that the Soviet Union didn't dissolve until the very end of 1991? That is only 21 years ago. Russia still has nuclear missles aimed at the US. I'd call that an external threat still.