I thought I was pretty clear ... "They" the US military (and goverment for that matter) should not be trusted ..
Many, and I mean many, people attribute Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) to DU ammunition ... they also attribute it to the staggering increase of cancer rates in Iraq since 1991.
These days I trust "them" less than anytime in my life.... there's just something in the air... and I think alot of you can smell it.
This military which often ignores it's vets, and won't even admit that GWS exsists or that agent ornge was bad ....
What scarey to me is that American mass media is quickly becomeing bedfellows with them... oh wait I mean embedded. This was the major power check, good reporters keep the military in check, but they will likely not be heard any longer on any large to medium-sized networks if the FCC vote passes. Last few years when the FCC lifted the ownership restrictions on radio, all the high power stations across the country were quickly bought up by conglomrates like Clear Channel. This next vote would enable ownership of all major networks under one company, even all newspapers and radio could be owned by very few people .... Most people who think about it can see lack of diversity in media ownership is bad. This contributes to my lack of trust too.
.... some of us more educated computer dweebs can get our news from other sources, but most americans can't, or won't.
If you mean by trust in our ability to win a war of attrition... I'd never argue, USA would kick bellybutton and has... but other wars ..... Wars like Veitnam, that for the most part was not a war of attrition, we will proably lose. If you have gurrellia fighters, fighting your troops IMHO it's not a place you should be attackiong unless you truley reguard yourself as a conquerer.
