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IMHO the reason that the nation is not at war, as we in the military most certainly are, lies soley with President Bush and his administration.
After the horror of 9/11 he had a choice to make; a choice in which the entire nation was put on war footing, or to try and get things for the American people back to normal as soon as possible, in the hopes of ensuring our economy did not crumble after the attacks. He chose the latter, and I think we all have to ask ourselves what we would do in the same position.
Yes we have a nation that is not truly sacrificing anything during this war effort, except for those of us in the military and our families. But given the economic hardships we find ourselves in as a nation, is that a bad thing? I don't know the answer, but could a nation "at war" driven us even further into the economic abyss?
We as military members know what we are getting into when we join. We know that our families will have to endure the hardships of what we do. I appreciate the thanks I get when someone sees me in the local community in my uniform, but that is not why I do it. Unless the leadership of this great nation decide that the war effort is somewhat akin to what we dealt with in WWII, thanks is all we can and should expect from the nation writ large.
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