My diary "The Bloody Evolution of Islamic Terrorism" was a clinical "description" of events and a State Dept. assessment of terror groups, that's it. No commentary of any kind!
I have served in the Middle East, there are some very wonderful people there, they are warm, hospitable and once they become your friend they are a friend for life.
I am very proud of my military service and I'm proud of the United States Marine Corps, they too are some very wonderful people. There are times when it's necessary to call on them to defend this nation, that's just a fact of life. We can not let our dislikes, mistrust and the policy failures of our political leaders stain the honor and professionalism of our young men and women in uniform.
They are there for us, they don't get to choose their way forward, while their actions may fall short sometimes just remember we asked them to be there, we as a nation, are responsible for their actions through our representative form of government. Don't put the entire weight on their shoulders, most are just kids doing what we have asked them to do.
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