Veterans

I wasn't alive during Vietnam, but this sounds an awfully a lot like I remember reading about the build-up in Vietnam in school.

With Iraq and Afghanistan winding down, we need to do something with our military to justify keeping our spending elevated like it is.

People aren't in the streets because most people don't have any skin in the game. Additionally, the real scope of violence is never shown on our TV. People aren't outraged because they don't care.