What is the Military REALLY Fighting For: Our “Freedoms” or To Destroy al-Qaeda and the Taliban?

This post might get me in some trouble, but I don’t really care.

I’ve been listening to common folk and to our politicians talk about thanking the military for “defending our freedom” while serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, but let’s take a step back and consider this.

The military deserves our undying gratitude for their service to our country, and for all the sacrifices that they and their families have made during this long war. 

But defending our freedoms?  From who, exactly?

The Taliban and al-Qaeda can’t vote to curtail our freedoms, such as suspending habeas corpus and parts of the Constitution.  Congress and the President CAN.

Our idiot politicians are FAR more likely to curtail or suspend our freedoms based on what kind of plot that al-Qaeda hatches in our midst. 

If we REALLY want the military to “defend our freedoms” then we should deploy them to WASHINGTON DC!!  Specifically, to the House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the White House and the Supreme Court.  THEN they’ll be truly “defending our freedoms” from the politicians who are likely to pass freedom-ending legislation in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack.

Let’s get this straight: the military is in Afghanistan to destroy al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and to prevent them from launching attacks on us and our allies.   They ARE keeping us safe, and I sleep a lot better at night knowing that.  Thank you, U.S. military.

Give it some thought.