Years deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan have given veterans important perspective as the nation again focuses its attention on conflict in the Middle East.
The images are horrific. His left eyeball seemed to float in the bloody, mangled mass that used to be his face.
But their years patrolling in Humvees, enduring stinging sandstorms and dealing with extreme temperatures have given them important perspective as the nation – again – focuses its attention on conflict in the Middle East. “If you want it or believe it’s necessary but can’t fight it yourself, at least be prepared to pay in some other way,” Gillums said.
Chenelly, who is now national executive director of AMVETS, said the organization has been in favor of ending the “forever war” for years. What happened in the past week, however, “obviously complicates things.” Butler deployed in 2003 in support of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and is now chief executive officer of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, which advocates for post-9/11 veterans.
Trump's address signaled a de-escalation from his earlier rhetoric, in which he pledged to strike Iranian cultural sites"VERY FAST AND VERY HARD" if Iran retaliated for Soleimani's killing.
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