I initially took this course solely to fill my History requirement. However, after sitting in our first class last week, I learned things that I never knew. Maybe, because I am clueless on Military History or I have just never learned anything about it, especially history dating back to 1945. The things we learned, atomic bombing, demobilization, and Servicemen’s Readjustment Act are all things that everyone should know and I am thankful that I know these things now. I hope to accomplish what I accomplished last class, which is learning important information that we help me understand the history of our country’s military. I have taken many history courses, but none that specifically focuses on military. My major is Law and American Civilization
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Fallows, makes the argument that citizens are not thinking about the military. I agree with him because I think a lot of people look at the people in the military different from us. People in the military chose to sign up to defend our country, and I think because those people chose that way of life, other citizens who are not in the military don’t think about their well being or their opinions towards the war. We think you chose to be signed under our government, and what they say you do, that is what you have to do, and that is it. So the argument that Fallows makes saying that America has been at war, but the public has not is completely true. Fallows, refers to this generation as “Chickenhawk Nation.” He means that we, the people of America, are extremely eager to go to war, just as long as someone else is doing it, meaning the military. Also, Fallows mentions how overfunded the military is. They are always coming up with new weapons that cost an extremely huge amount of money. He mentions pensions in the military. I agree, on the price of their pensions, they risk their lives for us, so they deserve the money they get. In conclusion, Fallows reminds us that we are very distanced from the military and we are too willing to go to
Fallows, makes the argument that citizens are not thinking about the military. I agree with him because I think a lot of people look at the people in the military different from us. People in the military chose to sign up to defend our country, and I think because those people chose that way of life, other citizens who are not in the military don’t think about their well being or their opinions towards the war. We think you chose to be signed under our government, and what they say you do, that is what you have to do, and that is it. So the argument that Fallows makes saying that America has been at war, but the public has not is completely true. Fallows, refers to this generation as “Chickenhawk Nation.” He means that we, the people of America, are extremely eager to go to war, just as long as someone else is doing it, meaning the military. Also, Fallows mentions how overfunded the military is. They are always coming up with new weapons that cost an extremely huge amount of money. He mentions pensions in the military. I agree, on the price of their pensions, they risk their lives for us, so they deserve the money they get. In conclusion, Fallows reminds us that we are very distanced from the military and we are too willing to go to