Across the U.S., anti-war veterans and their allies are working together in an effort to stop the U.S. military from reaching its recruitment goals, writes Ruben Abrahams Brosbe.
By Ruben Abrahams Brosbe
Yes! Magazine
March 20 marked the 20th anniversary of the United States’ invasion of I
Yeah, I’m not generally anti-military, but there are two major problems with our military system that ensure I’ll always try to talk young people out of joining.
The first is that we’ve been inventing/starting proxy wars that we eventually send our own troops into. Our military should only be entering wars when we’re attacked.
The second is the rampant sexual-assault/rape problem our military has. As long as the system refuses to weed out and remove offenders, I’ll never say it’s a good idea for anyone to join.