Andrew Sarangan wrote:
You are describing our own politicians. Very few have children in the
military, and even fewer have served in prior wars. Their attitude is
"let the average American die for my country, and for my mistakes". No
wonder the same attitude prevails among the public as well.

There is some truth to that but there's also a lot of misrepresentation
going on out there. To put things in perspective, the military is 69%
white and 17% black, according to a report commissioned by NY
congressman Chuack Rangel. According to the latest DoD report on Iraq
war casualties it shows whites accounting for 73.82% of deaths versus
10.65% for blacks.

The reason for this is that blacks are more represented in support
roles where they can learn trade skills useful for a civilian life.
Whites meanwhile are more likely to be looking for adventure and
volunteer specifically for front-line combat units like the 3ID, 82nd
and 101st Airborne, Rangers, or the USMC. It's also important to point
out that the Army, which is taking the lion's share of casualties, has
a significantly higher % of minority servicemen than the USN or USAF.

So there's a lot of things you ca call this war but racist ain't one of
them.