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Yes I really regret personally starting the war now, thanks.

Yet you've participated in it and got paid for that.

Worth to mention paid very well and still receiving retirement plan benefits.

He didn't say he was retired from the military. You need 20 years in to get a retirement. A tour in Afghanistan is not sufficient.

News to me. I had to look: in 2007 I was paid $1800 a month as an E4. I didn’t retire so I don’t have “retirement plan benefits” jfyi

Yo, you laughed about how bored you were because it was so uneventful. It was uneventful for you. I’m not blaming you for the wars, but I do think some perspective on how they affected others is warranted.

And you know they don't have a good perspective on this how exactly?

Judge not, lest ye be judged

I’m frankly shocked you can’t comprehend that there could be a difference between my personal experience and overall opinion and perspective of the war.

Yes it was an absolutely pointless monumental disaster with incredible suffering. No shit.

Look. I wouldn’t have said a thing about it if you didn’t laugh about being bored by the routine suffering of others. Maybe you have more to talk about than you think?

It was extremely boring. Boring, tedious, repetitive, much like this conversation.

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