'Morning all! We have an interesting piece from Iraq War vet
William Bardenwerper this morning about how official Washington is living in a fantasy land if it thinks that the American public has bought in on the idea of a potential three-front war and would be willing to send its sons and daughters to fight. Aside from the fact that Washington has yet to convince Americans that any of these foreign entanglements serve US interests, the commitment to serve is just not there:
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/military-readiness-war/
Also! on Tuesday 11/14 7 p.m. Quincy Institute will be hosting a film screening and discussion of "What Veterans Want you to Know," a film in which vets share stories from their deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan – and the moral injury that came from being asked to betray their sense of what is right, resulting in a sense of alienation upon return home and high levels of suicide. The online discussion will feature combat veterans Tommy Furlong and Travis Weiner, and director Catie Foertsch. Ret. Col. Gregory Daddis, Quincy Institute board member, director of the Center of War and Society at San Diego State University, and former official Army historian of the Iraq war, will moderate the discussion. See the link here to view the trailer of the documentary and sign up! https://quincyinst.org/event/film-screening-what-i-want-you-to-know/
TGIF,
Kelley