Comment: I served in Desert Shield/Desert Storm.  Both of my brothers did as well.  My older brother did a total of 6 tours between Iraq and Afghanistan, including Operation Iraqi Freedom.  My Father-in-law served in Vietnam; 3 tours.  I’m guessing that most of those opposing those conflicts experienced them in front of the TV, without any personal involvement.
It must be nice for armchair quarterbacks like Coleman McCarthy to write such a one-sided and ignorance-fueled article about something he doesn’t really know anything about, especially when it is those who do engage the enemies of this nation who are the ones who have secured that liberty for him.
No one likes war.  No one wants to have to fight in them, kill in them, be wounded in them, die in them, or leave their fallen comrades behind in them.  History tells us that war, unfortunately,  is inevitable.  More unfortunately, it is ignorant sentiments like Coleman’s that prolong conflicts, make them deadlier, and undermine victory.