Late last week a documentary about Pat Tillman's time in Afghanistan was released. While I really don't have much thoughts on this movie or Pat Tillman's service to the country, other than to say he is clearly a better man than me, I do think the Tillman Story points out a Repubocrisy that baffles me.
Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire in a war that was undermanned and without clear direction. After his death there were lies told by many high ranking officials as part of a cover up. For some reason the American military complex is put on a pedestal by the right and any critique proves how un-patriotic you are. I think the story of Pat Tillman is an example that all corners of our government has issues. I think it also illustrates how many great people serve our country at all levels. What I don't understand is how conservatives can make excuses for the corruption, the wasteful spending and devastating affects our military has on service men and women, their families and the civilians in the countries we occupy (help spread democracy to). The fact is the military is a government agency and it is no more or less corrupt, wasteful, or harmful to American citizens than any other branch of the government. As mentioned previously on this blog we should look at every government agency including defense when we try and figure out how to reduce the budget. The military does not deserve a free pass by the right any more than President Obama deserves a free pass by the left. They all work for us and they should all be held to the same standard.
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