Michael Ritland

But World War II does seem a little different. Now, maybe it's the way that it's portrayed, but it does seem like...

If there were a existential crisis sitting on America's doorstep that needed to be addressed, like if I look at our nation's history and just as kind of a broad stroke, that to me seems like it stands out as being the most appropriate or reasonable for our involvement and not just getting involved, but when we did, how we did. The fact that it's, hey, it's not a six month deployment.

If there were a existential crisis sitting on America's doorstep that needed to be addressed, like if I look at our nation's history and just as kind of a broad stroke, that to me seems like it stands out as being the most appropriate or reasonable for our involvement and not just getting involved, but when we did, how we did. The fact that it's, hey, it's not a six month deployment.

If there were a existential crisis sitting on America's doorstep that needed to be addressed, like if I look at our nation's history and just as kind of a broad stroke, that to me seems like it stands out as being the most appropriate or reasonable for our involvement and not just getting involved, but when we did, how we did. The fact that it's, hey, it's not a six month deployment.

You go over there and you come home when you're finished. You know, and the way the entire country got behind it. You know, of course, that's our side. You know, like we don't know. what anybody else's side is in terms of whether it's Nazi Germany or the Japanese. Obviously, they thought they were the good guys, too. It's hard to understand how that's possible.

You go over there and you come home when you're finished. You know, and the way the entire country got behind it. You know, of course, that's our side. You know, like we don't know. what anybody else's side is in terms of whether it's Nazi Germany or the Japanese. Obviously, they thought they were the good guys, too. It's hard to understand how that's possible.

You go over there and you come home when you're finished. You know, and the way the entire country got behind it. You know, of course, that's our side. You know, like we don't know. what anybody else's side is in terms of whether it's Nazi Germany or the Japanese. Obviously, they thought they were the good guys, too. It's hard to understand how that's possible.

But how much of that is state-run media that portrayed things? Who knows? But, so, yeah, I mean, I guess coming back to my original point is that I just think nations and the world needs people who are willing to do that in a big enough number to kind of keep the balance, you know, globally. But it is heartbreaking, I think, when you think about

But how much of that is state-run media that portrayed things? Who knows? But, so, yeah, I mean, I guess coming back to my original point is that I just think nations and the world needs people who are willing to do that in a big enough number to kind of keep the balance, you know, globally. But it is heartbreaking, I think, when you think about

But how much of that is state-run media that portrayed things? Who knows? But, so, yeah, I mean, I guess coming back to my original point is that I just think nations and the world needs people who are willing to do that in a big enough number to kind of keep the balance, you know, globally. But it is heartbreaking, I think, when you think about

so many fucking great men that you and i know loved trusted lived with cared about you know that that are no longer here um because of the decisions that our government made uh you know it's pretty fucking hard to or the impact of those decisions that you know terminated their loss of life after service yeah there's a huge difference between the price and the cost you know i i and this is something i didn't think about when i was in i mean i was i look back now

so many fucking great men that you and i know loved trusted lived with cared about you know that that are no longer here um because of the decisions that our government made uh you know it's pretty fucking hard to or the impact of those decisions that you know terminated their loss of life after service yeah there's a huge difference between the price and the cost you know i i and this is something i didn't think about when i was in i mean i was i look back now

so many fucking great men that you and i know loved trusted lived with cared about you know that that are no longer here um because of the decisions that our government made uh you know it's pretty fucking hard to or the impact of those decisions that you know terminated their loss of life after service yeah there's a huge difference between the price and the cost you know i i and this is something i didn't think about when i was in i mean i was i look back now

to help with that but it's it's invisible yeah you know well i think um you know to the cost aspect of it um there's a difficulty i think in in a double-edged sword in technology specifically with uh air traffic the fact that you can fly over there in a day and fly home in a day you know if you look at manned combat in its entire scope for as long as we've known. Oh, it never happened.

to help with that but it's it's invisible yeah you know well i think um you know to the cost aspect of it um there's a difficulty i think in in a double-edged sword in technology specifically with uh air traffic the fact that you can fly over there in a day and fly home in a day you know if you look at manned combat in its entire scope for as long as we've known. Oh, it never happened.

to help with that but it's it's invisible yeah you know well i think um you know to the cost aspect of it um there's a difficulty i think in in a double-edged sword in technology specifically with uh air traffic the fact that you can fly over there in a day and fly home in a day you know if you look at manned combat in its entire scope for as long as we've known. Oh, it never happened.

Yeah. And, and especially before even ships were involved, you know, you think about like Spartans, you know, a three month hike back after that to decompress and be with just the guys and rationalize it. You know, you're hunting together, you're sitting around a fire at night,

Yeah. And, and especially before even ships were involved, you know, you think about like Spartans, you know, a three month hike back after that to decompress and be with just the guys and rationalize it. You know, you're hunting together, you're sitting around a fire at night,

Yeah. And, and especially before even ships were involved, you know, you think about like Spartans, you know, a three month hike back after that to decompress and be with just the guys and rationalize it. You know, you're hunting together, you're sitting around a fire at night,

Like the difference between coming home that way and nine hours ago I was in Baghdad getting shot at and now I'm holding a two-year-old. Like, holy fuck. Like that's not normal or healthy or it's like it shouldn't come as a surprise as to why that doesn't pan out well. And so to me, again, to your point of the cost is that our government needs to look at both of those instead of just the price.