Iraq Veterans Questioning Why They Went In The First Place
Credit: marsmet491
June 16, 2014

Via Liberaland:

Iraq war veterans who saw their friends die want to know why they were asked to make sacrifices, as they see the country unravel.

Three years after American boots left the ground, Veterans who saw their fellow friends and soldiers bleed and cry and die are now questioning why they ever went in the first place.

Iraq War Vet Joe Dimond is one of those men.

“You’d be lying if you weren’t sitting at home saying, ‘What the hell was that all for?’” Dimond says. “It’s devastating. Sure, the blood sweat and tears, but even being away from your family for that long. All the little things that people...

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