Mike Vanderboegh gives a review of both the movie and the history. [More]
He also expresses a faith in our military that I pray he's right in having. I want to believe with the same confidence he does that the critical mass shares the same values as my family and friends who have served.
What I see from some commentators I respect makes it difficult for me to just dismiss their concerns as mere "posturing" and "imagination."
By all means, befriend servicepeople you encounter. But understand there are always those with power who have risen to top ranks and who are beholden to others.
The Founders rightly distrusted a standing army, even with the example set by Washington.
He also expresses a faith in our military that I pray he's right in having. I want to believe with the same confidence he does that the critical mass shares the same values as my family and friends who have served.
What I see from some commentators I respect makes it difficult for me to just dismiss their concerns as mere "posturing" and "imagination."
By all means, befriend servicepeople you encounter. But understand there are always those with power who have risen to top ranks and who are beholden to others.
The Founders rightly distrusted a standing army, even with the example set by Washington.