Big O, First thank you for your service.
I just wonder why would you enlist in a military that you do not believe is on the right side? Many enlist because they are proud of their families military history.
If you would have been asked to fight a socialist or communist regime would you have defected?
Never has a WWII veteran ever said they fought for the wrong side and the few remaining never will. Our men saw the autrosities first hand.
You should visit Auschwitz, Bergen Belsen, Triblenka, or Dachua. Those are just a few of the camps that were scattered throughout eastern europe. If you can't travel that far, spend an entire day in the holocaust museum in Washington DC. It will change you deep inside. I am not Jewish, however, the unspeakable things that were 100% documented should disturb everyone with a soul.
I see we will not see eye to eye on WWII, and that is ok, for now this is still a free country.
I do agree with you on the fact that this country should produce much better candidates for our highest office.
I do not care about the holocaust museum. I would not waste a dime to see it, much of it is fabricated. Did you know that the chimney stack that you see was built by the Russian military after WW2, its 100% true. It isn't even connected to the building.....why would anybody do such a thing?
What we have been told about the war may not all be true. Did you think Dresden was OK? How about the starving of over 1 million Germans after the war ended. They do not teach us about the things we did.
I would not have defected, I would have fought for the people of my country, they are not at fault. However, had I known now, what I didn't know then, I would not have enlisted.
I can also assure you that there a great many veterans that have changed their minds about the wars we have been in years after they have served. I speak with many both in real life and also on line.
Much of what we have been told is a lie. I have done quite a bit of research on this going on over 10 years and I am convinced we were not as righteous as we have been led to believe.
Look at what we have done to so many countries such as Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, Japan, and even Germany. Do you know about Weimer Germany in the 20's, do you know how many metric tons it would take to cremate so many is the pizza ovens? How about what Zyklon B is used for and how ineffective it would be for gassing humans?
There are so many things that once broken down, lead to so many questions about what we have been told.
I am not saying Germany did nothing wrong, I am saying that we were every bit as bad and then some.
We don't have to agree, I enjoy the topic and have no ill will towards you for your views. We have been conditioned to shun those that do not think as we do and that will get us nowhere.
those that win the wars write the history and it has always been that way.
Even though my views differ, I still have a tremendous amount of respect for those that have served and those that do today.