Coffee and Pin Ups
thoughts, music, personals, and things that I consider interesting .
yup….that about sums it up haha
My heart is always suspended when we are apart.
” I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep your eyes close.”
Day 23: A picture of youre favorite book
Yes I am still doing the 30 day challenge, over the course of like a year.
I have too many favorite books. when I was young it was:
When I was 13:
now?
and always:
I think its safe to say I like romances.
(Source: phd-taco)
Thoughts on ‘Veterans Toss Service Medals at anti-Nato Rally’
http://news.yahoo.com/veterans-symbolically-discard-medals-anti-nato-rally-235355143.html
There’s no honor in these wars. There’s just shame.
-Former Army SGT who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Sometimes its hard to take protesters seriously when they are dressed in strange MadMax like clothes and half of them are high…but I think there is a point to be seen.
I understand why the US went to the middle east. The obvious reason was retaliation for 9/11. Other possible reasons could be for oil, to gain presence near Iran, to look for weapons of mass destruction, to stop a tyrant, to fight terrorism, to gain more US territory. Who knows what intentions that the people who lead us truly have? But I think it is safe to say that maybe its time to stop. Our country can’t afford to fund these intentions.
Al Qaida will always be somewhere trying to blow us up. How realistic is it to think if we continue deploying troops, we will put an end to Al Qaida? What is dangerous about Al Qaida is that it is an idea. It is hard to kill and idea. And I am guessing that the negative experiences that many middle eastern people have with Americans helps to push them the Americans-Should-Die! direction.
* I need to add that I am not a service member nor a politician, simply a blogger blogging away about things on my mind. I actually do not like politics or highly political people.*
When troops first deployed after 9/11 they had a purpose. I can completely understand this. My heart still hurts when I see images of 9/11 and its been a decade since that horrible event. But what are our troops fighting for now? Another country mostly filled with people who do not like Americans? Where is the pride in that? How did we become responsible for another country’s welfare? What about our schools? Our youth? What about our poverty stricken American citizens? What about the unemployed?
What does a solution for America look like?
I guess what I am saying is that if we are gonna lose more troops, more sons, husbands and brothers, what are they dying for?
I miss that man already.
Now it’s time for me to get serious about some of the goals I have for myself. School is done and husband is gone…. C’mon girl!
Drinking mass amounts of coffee and drafting out 13 ethical essay prompts. All I want is for exams to be over so I can workout, cook dinner and have time to clean up my shit!!!! I want to be domestic damnit!!! This summer will be focused entirely on my health, work and helping my family out through this cluster fuck that we have fallen into. It could be a lot fucking worse I assume. Someone could be terminally ill and in the middle of it all Seth could get deployed to Afghanistan. I could worry every day about him getting blown up be IEDs or friendly fire since its the Army. Cmon summer! I am ready for you.
I am slowly losing my sanity as I write about the doctor obligation to ignore parental wishes to not treat a premature baby. holly balls
“WARNING: Graphic and disturbing photos between 38:40 and 40:45.
U.S. Army Ranger John Needham, who was awarded two purple hearts and three medals for heroism, wrote to military authorities in 2007 reporting war crimes that he witnessed being committed by his own command and fellow soldiers in Al Doura, Iraq. His charges were supported by atrocity photos which, in the public interest, are now released in this video. John paid a terrible price for his opposition to these acts. His story is tragic.
CBS reported obtaining an Army document from the Criminal Investigation Command suggestive of an investigation into these war crimes allegations. The Army’s conclusion was that the “offense of War Crimes did not occur.” However, CBS also stated that the report was “redacted and incomplete; 111 pages were withheld.”
This video is placed within the context of Vice President, Dick Cheney, insistence that this nation’s efforts “must go to the dark side;” which included ignoring the Geneva Conventions.
John’s story is told, here, by his father, Michael Needham. It is produced in the spirit of serving the public interest and towards promoting justice and the rule of law.
Written, directed, and produced by Cindy Piester”
War is something I will never know. I do not pretend to know what our service members go through when they go over seas. I cannot begin to imagine the things that they see or have to do. VP Cheney said we would need to go to a dark place for our war efforts; but we need to make sure we do not lose our service members in these dark places so that atrocities like this do not happen again. Given the intellectually unsafe enviornment that is the military, when corruption like this occurs, it is not as easy as walking away. This story is from 2006-7…hopefully we have made some monumental strides and times have changed where something like this can not go unseen. I love our military and hope that this kind of thing never happens again.
I know there are places that I cannot join my husband; both physically and mentally. I hope when he deploys again I can trust his command and fellow soliders to be fair and just.
This video breaks my heart because it shows me the dark side of our beautiful military and what this stupid war can do to a man.
Here’s to an end to this war, sooner rather than later.
