Mail, Mail, Tear!!

To my recognition I have never torn a letter up with more malice and hatered than I did today.

You know the day started off normal, coffee and a pineapple and orange zest muffin (btw great combo kudos to who thought of that!), classes, sitting around waiting for more classes, laundry. On the way coming back from the laundry mat I decided to grab the ever forgotten mail box that is in the path to my apartment.
I sort through it to see what is mine and what is my roommate's. Junk mail, junk mail, bill, bill statement, and a letter from the Marines...
(Thinking to myself who the hell do I know in the Marines?!) I curiously opened it in hopes that it was some long lost friend saying they were doing fine and making something of their life, unlike yours truly.

WRONG!!!

Instead I stare down into my hands holding a flimsy application to the Marine Corp.. Don't get me wrong I respect those that choose to server our country and lay their lives down to protect or societal means, but c'mon!!! Christ the Marines are sending out junk mail ?!

Maybe I'm over reacting to this but lets see... yep, I signed up for the draft according to national law when I turned 18 yrs. old, I've protested the war on Demers and Washington... yet I'm mauled with crap mail from our armed forces. YES!!, I WOULD LOVE TO DIE FOR A REASON THAT I SEE IS UNFIT TO ME, PLEASE SIGN ME IN, OHH PRETTY PLEASE!!

Ugh, it just disgusts me to think that some people fall for these ploys, have we come so far to be blinded by the fact that not only our people are dying there but civilians, in numbers unparalleled by the original attack on our country?!
I know rant rant rant but watch and see, in a decade or two they will talk about this as the greatest mistake of our time as Americans and I for one am ashamed of where we are and what we are doing.

Again much love and respect to our armed forces and their families, but it's time to grow a brain on our front and admit our wrong and really, REALLY do something that is productive.