Welcome to the party.
I’m in the same boat. I’m a veteran; however I believe our military is not being used correctly. We either fight to decisively win or stay at home. Tired of being the world police for shithole countries.
Sorry if I ever said anything like that to you.
I was in the Army a long time ago.
I realized we were going to lose in Afghanistan very early when I read that, rather than killing bin Laden’s wives and kids, the drone operators called a Pentagon lawyer who nixed the whole thing. If we’re not ruthless to use their vehicles and their Al Qaeda body guards (perfectly legit targets) to dish a little “collateral damage” pain on to bin Laden, we’re not ruthless enough to win in Afghanistan or anywhere else.
Then I started by supporting Assad (Fascism is a step up from an Islamic “Republic”). He was better than all of the alternatives - including the “Free” Syrian Army (which was just another front for radical Islamists).
Now the only thing I want are are our troops out of the ME (and Western Europe for that matter), and on our Southern Border.