Once again we have come to a holiday about which I am deeply ambivalent. On the one hand, I salute the veterans and today's soldiers who defend us from foreign threats to our independence. On the other, I deplore the policies which cause us to support a 2 million man standing military force in an era where a much smaller force should be all we need.
Whether we realize it or not, our bloated military budgets enable a global American empire of influence and the soldiers and sailors who man the sinews of our war machine are just cogs in the wheel. Until and unless we elect men and women of good conscience we will continue to celebrate the sacrifice of the men and women of the armed services who are serving in good faith but contributing to a monstrous set of policies.
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