Yea but dude, this ain't Vietnam. These guys weren't drafted. They are there by their own choice and they are being paid to be there.
Furthermore that are not there "protecting our freedom" "protecting america" or any of that shit. They are there...I'm not fucking sure anyone knows why they're there. Point is, they are not there for a good reason. This is NOT a noble war and they are NOT heroes. They are paid trained killers and enforcers, no different than a cop.
How much fucking money have we wasted over in that fuck hole of a place? You know those muslim fucks have free health care? I hate welfare, but if anyone is going to get free fucking healthcare how about...you know...the citizens of the fucking country?
Just because you are paid to go kill some people the government orders you to kill doesn't mean you're a hero or are entitled to some kind of automatic respect.
The only people who get automatic respect from me are old people, everyone else can suck a bag of dicks.