My name is Dave and I currently live in Florida (which will explain any posts that I might have that are of state or local flavor). I first became involved in politics when I worked as a volunteer in both Ohio and Michigan primaries for George McGovern’s presidential campaign. During that year, I also enlisted in the military and spent twenty years working in Air Force Intelligence. I supported Jimmy Carter’s campaign for president after hearing him speak in Iowa, but before the end of his first term began to feel that the Democratic Party was no longer representing my views. I felt that the Reagan administration was successful on many fronts and began feeling more comfortable calling myself a Republican. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, President Bush talked a coalition of nations into fighting a war that I did not believe was necessary. I never felt that Iraq was going to invade Saudi Arabia (and still don’t). When US forces became involved militarily, I supported their efforts to win the war. (Of course, I had no choice as a member of the military, but I also supported them in my personal views.) I retired from the Air Force and could not bring myself to vote for George Bush for re-election–partially due to the war and partially due to raising taxes (he said “Read my lips, no new taxes” I did. He raised taxes). After September 11th, I supported our efforts in Afghanistan. I did not believe that Iraq should be a target for invasion, however. I believed at the time, that if we were to attack ANY country who supported terrorism, it should have been Iran, not Iraq. Again, once troops were committed, I supported the war effort. I don’t believe you should commit troops to a war and then not support their effort to win it. I might question the motives for invasion, but I find the politians and news pundits who, after supporting the invasion, have done nothing but contribute to the enemy cause with negative comments. Now we are dealing with a falling dollar, illegal aliens crossing our borders at will, politicians who would give our sovereignty away and a country dependent on other countries for our energy. I currently have no political party because I feel the two major parties have been hijacked by extremists. When I enlisted in the military, I took and oath to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I believe our Constitution now faces both.
April 15, 2008 at 6:24 pm |
You have come a long way Dave. I applaud you for having the courage to challenge your own beliefs. Few are able to focus intense objective scrutiny on the official narrative, though you have. To do so calls into questions their entire existence, all they have stood for, and even their patriotism. The answers to many questions will be forthcoming. It is brave souls such as yourself that will make it possible.
October 5, 2008 at 9:55 am |
I agree with johnnypeepers Dave. I hate the war but I will stand behind our troops, for if we don’t, who will. Surely not those who go around condemning them & making a mockery of their efforts at every turn. Problem is, most of those who do this have never walked one inch in their footsteps but just sit back as arm chair critics. Many of them are what I call Hollywood Hypos and don’t have a clue what the real world is like with true hardships & if by the slim chance they do, then they must have forgotten what it is like to have to really work for a living. Just my humble opinion~
October 8, 2009 at 7:38 pm |
Sorry Dave I disagree with you on some counts. You wrote what Bush did on taxing. That’s what the rulers are. They stand for imperial businesses but not for people. They may be either Republicans or Democrats. Patriotism that people generally possess comes handy to the rulers’ service to imperial capitalists. This is true in any country. The only thing is we must have the ability to see it. Why did Bust invade Afghanistan? In an effort to defeat ‘world terrorism’? To get rid of Taliban and Saddam? Not at all. Then who armed them against Russia and Iran? It’s all about trade and finance. It’s all about profits, no matter whether American people or Afghans & Iraqis would perish for years to come. You can see this when you observe who got reconstruction contracts in destroyed Afghanistan and Iraq. Having said all this I have to ask ’should we support troops -even if we belong to that country- when they are invading other countries (and hence the people of those countries) to safeguard interests of top richest class people which just go against the interests of 90% of vast common people including you and j peepers? Here you can understand taxing. And here itself you can understand awarding with ‘bailouts of billions of dollars’ those who caused the ‘deadly financial crisis’ instead of punishing. -with due respect to your air-force services to your nation.
December 12, 2009 at 10:06 pm |
I applaud your decision to become one of no political party. I have been lied to by both parties and feel that the present system is a failure. There needs to be a consensus among our Congress people. Strictly voting along party lines has made our system a joke. Greedy politicians only look out for themselves and their cronies. I believe Bush took us to war in Iraq instead of Iran because he got the countries mixed up and would have looked dumb to change his mind. Health care is a total joke, they should just kill all of the bills and start three new bills. One for portability, one for tort reform and one for pre-existing conditions. Where would the pork be in those bills?