Both top brass and regular servicemembers express opposition to US involvement
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
September 2, 2013
Image: Twitter
The military revolt against the Obama administration’s
plan to launch a potentially disastrous attack on Syria is gathering
pace, with both top brass and regular servicemembers expressing their
vehement opposition to the United States becoming entangled in the
conflict.
The backlash began to spread on social media yesterday
with numerous members of the military posting photos of themselves
holding up signs stating that they would refuse to fight on the same
side as Al-Qaeda in Syria. The photos went viral, with
one post alone generating over 16,000 shares on Facebook.
Others have posted their photos on Twitter alongside the hashtag
#IdidntJoin.
This will do little to reassure a growing number of
influential figures in the US military who are becoming increasingly
recalcitrant about the United States becoming embroiled in yet another
war in the Middle East.
The
Washington Post reports that,
“The Obama administration’s plan to launch a military strike against
Syria is being received with serious reservations by many in the U.S.
military, which is coping with the scars of two lengthy wars and a
rapidly contracting budget, according to current and former officers.”
Republican Congressman Justin Amash also took to Twitter
to state, “I’ve been hearing a lot from members of our Armed Forces.
The message I consistently hear: Please vote no on military action
against Syria.” Amash’s statement
was followed by a series of tweets from military veterans who also expressed their opposition to the attack.
Business Insider’s Paul Szoldra also
spoke to “sources who are either veterans or currently on active duty
in the military,” and asked them if they supported military escalation
in Syria.
“Most have responded with a resounding no,” writes Szoldra.
He quotes an active duty First Class Sergeant who
states, “We are stretched thin, tired, and broke,” adding that the
United States “(does not) need to be World Police.”
“Our involvement in Syria is so dangerous on so many
levels, and the 21st century American vet is more keen to this than
anybody. It boggles my mind that we are being ignored,” adds former Cpl.
Jack Mandaville, a Marine Corps infantry veteran with 3 deployments to
Iraq.
Not only are military personnel going public with their concerns,
Politico reported that
leaks of attack plans are also, “emanating from a Pentagon bureaucracy
less enthusiastic about the prospect of an attack than, say, the State
Department, National Security Council or Obama himself,” unauthorized
disclosures that have the White House “peeved”.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Electronic Army hacked the
official US Marines website and left an astounding message calling on US
soldiers to join the Syrian Army in fighting Al-Qaeda (click for
enlargement).
The full text of the message reads:
“This is a message written by your brothers in the
Syrian Army, who have been fighting al-Qaida for the last 3 years. We
understand your patriotism and love for your country so please
understand our love for ours. Obama is a traitor who wants to put your
lives in danger to rescue al- Qaida insurgents.
Marines, please take a look at what your comrades
think about Obama’s alliance with al-Qaida against Syria. Your officer
in charge probably has no qualms about sending you to die against
soldiers just like you, fighting a vile common enemy. The Syrian army
should be your ally not your enemy.
Refuse your orders and concentrate on the real
reason every soldier joins their military, to defend their homeland.
You’re more than welcome to fight alongside our army rather than against
it.
Your brothers, the Syrian army soldiers. A message delivered by the SEA.”
View a selection of US servicemembers expressing their opposition to the attack on Syria via the
#IdidntJoin meme on Twitter below.
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Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for
Infowars.com and
Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
This article was posted: Monday, September 2, 2013 at 12:37 pm
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