Reply #67: He disregards our experience [View All]

We may not be there, but as Americans, we are experiencing it, in a sense. The experience we are having is not unlike that of American civilians during the Vietnam war. There was uncertainty and it seemed to be unending, too many soldiers are dying, and we're not getting answers we deserve. Not to mention the fact that the country is horribly divided over this.
Obviously, there is no draft, and another thing different that is worse is it very well may have increased the chances that terrorism will be something we will face in the future.
He needs to take off his uniform and try to understand this through the eyes of the parents, friends and stateside observers.