I'm a dad, a husband, a Citizen of the United States of America, and an old Soldier.

I believe this country is toast, and that it is WE the PEOPLE who are at fault. We've been on autopilot for a very long time, most not paying attention to much of anything, and now because we neglected our country, it will collapse. Politicians are the ones mismanaging things, but it is WE who voted them in. So WE are to blame, here. WE did not hold our elected accountable and in check, so our Elected Elite are now out of control, power hungry, greedy, and taking our rights away daily. WE, as a Nation, have failed ourselves.

I spent 9 years, total, in the Military. 3 years was spent as a ground Surveillence Systems Operator (sorta like an LRRP), and I spent a year as a Cavalry Scout before reclassing to Infantry. In 1998 I deployed to Bosnia, and I was in OIF II in 2004-2005 in SE Baghdad. I've lost a few friends in that war, and it was BECAUSE of that war that I began to wake up and see the world as...

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