"Bill Baka" wrote in message
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Someone please explain why military service is so damned important to get
elected? It invokes visions of taking orders from others to go and storm a
hill and get shot because someone of higher 'rank' told you to. Is this
the mark of a leader or a follower?
Many of the brightest among us have a high level college degree like a
Masters or Ph.D. (or 2 or 3) and would have never considered being a
military grunt.

News flash: Enduring years of school doesn't make you bright, either. Enjoy
your privilege, but don't forget why you post in English instead of German,
Japanese or Arabic.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand
ready to do violence on their behalf.