Enough is Enough

Several things in the past week have led me to believe that our country is again, on the brink, of yet another "military action" in Korea. Obviously with 28,000 troops stationed just below the 38th parallel, any military activity in the region will draw the attention of our commander in chief. So last week's shelling of Yeonpyeong Island by the North, coupled with the new Iraqi Prime Minister declaring that no U.S. troops would be necessary in Iraq after 2011, is all adding up to disaster in the making. Let us not forget, we tried this 60 years ago and it didn't work out too well for us the first time.

I saw a car yesterday sporting an "Obama/Biden" bumper sticker just above a "End This (meaningless) War" sticker. How surprised do you think Obama voters are going to be when he is forced to activate those almost 30,000 troops in Korea? Because if the growing tensions continue to fester, another war on the Korean penninsula is inevitable. And if war breaks out, who is always the first to jump in and pick a side(considering we've already got our side picked)? We will be dragged into yet another war, that in the end, truly means nothing to the well being of our country. This means billions more spent to help preserve another nation, that could instead be used to he preserve our own nation.

I am a veteran. I understand what we fight for. I believe in the cause of our military. But I am also an American citizen, and I see the shambles that our country is currently in. The last thing we need, is another reason to throw our hats into a ring that doesn't concern us. I know, in the end, if a war in Korea occurs, inevitably, our troops will indeed be involved, but I would only beg the President, to rely on the division we have in country to handle the task at hand. Do not start sending hundreds of thousands of troops into a fight that really doesn't need our help fighting. The Koreas ARE NOT, Iraq and Afghanistan. They already have well trained, well equipped armies that know how to fight. If we become more involved than we already are, the losses to our troops will be exponentially greater than all the middle east wars combined.

I say this as yet another good friend is laid to rest this weekend because of the mess we are still involved in in Afghanistan and Iraq. We train, we fight, and we die for a belief. But it doesn't have to be in vain, and if we leave Iraq, only to turn around and continue fighting in Korea, it will be.

R.I.P SGT Justin Culbreth