jasonnfree
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Part of that Leftard compassion we read about.
Randy Perkins, a Democrat running for Congress in Florida’s 18th district, berated his Republican opponent, Brian Mast, on Monday for claiming that his military service qualifies him to serve in Congress.
“So tell me why the sacrifices and the services that you have provided for this country make you capable of solving issues?” Perkins asked Mast, a double-amputee veteran of the war in Afghanistan, at a recent candidate forum. Perkins then listed off numerous issues and asked Mast how he would fix them.
“Well, it’s what’s involved in that service that makes me very capable of solving any number of those issues,” Mast responded.
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Just being a vet doesn't "qualify" you for anything. Maybe vets do learn skills that will make them good, maybe not. You don't need anything to qualify you, other than being American and of the right age.
Not everybody is qualified to be in the military. Some that are inducted don't make it through boot camp. Some keep jumping the fence, some commit suicide. Not everybody can put up with hard discipline. After you've sworn in, you basically give your life over to the USA for a certain number of years. Come hell or high water, that military guy (or gal)does what he's told to do to the best of his ability, even if it costs him life or limb. If the mission is not worthwhile or even detrimental to the country, it's not his fault, but maybe the fault of the politicians, but the military has to keep working it's way out of the problem. So yeah, I think not enough credit is given the military, the one hitchers like I was, or the lifers, who show the newbies the ropes.