Just An Afternoon Snack

Hey all! Well, I can easily say that you will not be getting your snark Tuesday mornings but Tuesday afternoons. Sorry, I know but there's nothing like a little pick me up afternoon iced latte to say, "Yay, it's not Monday!" right? So this will be short and sweet.

Our economy sucks. We've sequestered spending for our military, and many a plane and a tank stays put without money to fuel it or maintain it -- including proper personnel trainings. How does one expect us to go to war and be successful when we cannot even afford to properly train on and maintain and fuel the necessary equipment? Maybe shifting that $1.5 billion in aid to Egypt will help, but is it enough? Moreover, how do you expect the people whom you put last, don't fight for when it comes to sparing them in budgets but yet you expect to be your first line of defense, how do you expect these people to support you? The photos of supposed service members covering their faces with signs saying that our military has no business going into Syria speak volumes. People want to ask how is this different from invading Iraq and Afghanistan. Really? With those, we knew who our enemy was, we knew our purpose (whether it be retaliation for 9/11 or WMD or to overthrow a dictator and install a democracy). In Syria, we have no clear target, no clear objective. Yes it is horrible that hundreds of thousands of people, including women, children, and the elderly, have perished at the hands of their own. But alas, whether or not Congress approves it, I have a feeling we'll be in Syria. I also think it's safe to say that if we do end up in Syria, any lawmaker who supported that action -- whether they have an R or a D behind their name -- should fear for their job when it comes time to elections, at least from the military community. Because in this case, we're the one percent that matter the most when it comes to war.