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Comment by 3rodents

2 days ago

it's only war if it's from the Middle East region of the world, otherwise it's just sparkling law enforcement

Special law enforcement operation.

  • I served. While in basic training, the drill sergeants taught us why we salute differently than other countries (probably apocryphal) - because we've "never lost a war". I'm cheeky now and I was then, so I asked about vietnam.

    "Police Action" came the terse reply. "We don't talk about that one."

    Course by then I'd already signed on the dotted, so...