As a consequence of deployment to war many individuals suffer “moral injury” as some combat and operational experiences will inevitably transgress deeply held moral beliefs like not killing fellow human beings and obeying the law. Some moral injury is inevitable in any war, but it can be minimized by not going to war except when …
Afghanistan War, Iraq war, Moral injury, PTSDA Resolution in Opposition to U.S. Military Intervention in Syria
1) WHEREAS, since March 2011, Syria has been embroiled in a complex civil war between the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad and his supporters and opposed by a multitude of rebel factions, ranging from the Free Syrian Army to Kurdish nationalists, jihadists, entities …
Military Intervention SyriaFLVCS is pleased to report that a little progress is being made to persuade Congress to bring our troops home from Afghanistan. Last week, The House of Representatives by majority vote approved an amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill to require the accelerated transition of combat operations from U.S. Armed Forces to the Government of …
Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Congressional vote on Afghanistan, Withdrawal from Afghanistanby MELVIN A. GOODMAN
The nuclear imbroglio with North Korea has cooled off considerably, and the nuclear issues with Iran remain on the back burner. At home, however, there is a new nuclear concern that involves the removal of 17 Air Force officers in April 2013 assigned to stand watch over nuclear-tipped Minuteman missiles at …
National Defense, Nuclear Nuclear proliferation
“Energy Independence” seems to be a euphuism for let’s kill the planet in the name of patriotism. The two latest examples of this madness are the renewed push for the XL pipeline and the President’s appointment for energy secretary. As you may have heard and/or read, the State Department has just released its environmental …
climate change, Ernest Moniz, fossil fuels, Fracking, independence, XL PipelineCondoleezza Rice has been hired by CBS news as a contributor. Her new job is striking evidence that media elites care more about promoting their business using high profile personalities than straight forward reporting and analysis.
As Secretary of State and propagandist for the George W. Bush administration, Condoleezza Rice told us, “We don’t want …
CBS, CBS Hires Rice, Condoleezza Rice, Iraq war, Propaganda, Weapons of Mass DestructionRomney has surrounded himself with many of the same foreign policy and “defense” neocon advisers who lied us into the Iraq invasion. Chief among them is John Bolton, who Romney has mentioned for Secretary of State. Powell said about Romney, “There’s some very, very strong neo-conservative views that are presented by the governor that I …
During election season it’s not unusual for some to criticize FLVCS for our positions on issues. We are a non-partisan group and rarely endorse candidates.
That being said, an aspect of our mission is to educate the public on veterans’ and national security issues.
Some have criticized us as partisan for disseminating information about Mitt …
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