This is an Eric Burdon song that is one of the best Memorial Day Songs written
I face the dilemma: Support the troops but condemn the war. Both the Vietnam and Iraq Wars were based on Lies:The Golf of Tonkin Resolution was based on an attack that never happened . The Iraq War was based upon trumped up lies about Weapons of Mass Destruction that were either destroyed or never existed in the first place. Yet, good decent honorable men and women served and many died or came back mentally and spiritually disabled. How do you tell someone with a Spinal Chord Injury,it was a lie that put you in a wheelchair ?
Its easy to be pro war. Being anti war ? Not so much Hermann Goering said it best
Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece? Naturally the common people don't want war: neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or fascist dictorship, or a parliament or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peace makers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” He made that quote over 70 years ago and it rings true as when it was first written
So what do we do? Have our barbecues? Sit around and sing songs like “Fortunate Son” or ‘”ome gave all” I want to say something to the Vets but can’t or don’t know how. How do we stop the next unnecessary conflict from hap penning I would love to hear other ideas and prospective.
I want to close with another Eric Burdon Tune : Not related to the topic but it has conviction