Quote:I understand what you are saying, but Bush went out of his way to make sure he was taking care of us. He thought what he did by sending us to Iraq/Afghanistan was the right thing to do for the safety of everyone in this country. If it weren't for crazies like Bin Laden, Isis, etc, we'd be out of a job. It's not pretty, but we are there when called. Not once did Bush freeze pay, reduce cost of living, reduce housing, try to make us pay for our healthcare, and reduce education benefits.. This is all the things Obama has done since taking office. We feel under paid and unappreciated for the amount of things we are asked to do.


A civilian gets paid well over 6 figures for being in those countries as contractors. Most people in the military do not sniff that amount, and we are getting bombed and shot at. Whether Bush was right or wrong, he never made us feel like some worthless baby killer.

Ok Bush paid better but that doesn't make him a better or worse leader?


Just your comment about being out of job if not for crazies is a little unsettling. Perhaps I'm reading to much into it, but wouldn't it be a good to not have ISIS and alqeada ect... In reality they're both problems we created, alqeada to fight Russia and ISIS to fight Syria but then we spill American blood and sacrifice American liberty in the name of security for fear of these threats we created. It's insanity, we should be reducing our influence world wide. Close the embassies in hostile nations. Pull out of NATO and the UN and take care of our own but decade long campaigns make all that impossible.


I'm sorry I just can subscribe that a job, any job working for the government entitled people to paychecks for life, healthcare for life, free education, and then take grips about federal debt seriously. What you are advocating is selective socialism, and even selective socialism is dangerous.

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