Iraq: I Served

I didn’t. And thank God I didn’t. This is the newest bumper sticker I have seen. But what does it really mean? Here are some options:

Iraq: I made widows and orphans.
Iraq: I killed.
Iraq: I destroyed property.
Iraq: I maimed.
Iraq: I helped build the warfare state.
Iraq: I earned a paycheck.
Iraq: I don’t care about the Constitution.
Iraq: I fought a senseless, immoral, and unjust war.
Iraq: I fought a foreign war contrary to the wisdom of the Founding Fathers.
Iraq: I served the state.
Iraq: I blindly obeyed orders.
Iraq: I was duped by the state.
Iraq: I was a pawn of the U.S. government.
Iraq: I served the military-industrial complex.

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