We soldiers, whether in service or in reserve, on land, sea or in the air, should be inferred to the words of politicians. In democratic countries, politicians are changing periodically, and we should stand firm regardless of their views. Sometimes, however, a soldier's soul can't stand to speak, but not for himself, as in my case, and for the country, for families, and for those who have gone on defender forever.
President Trump said of allies: “You know, they will say they sent troops to Afghanistan or Sudan, and they did. They remained a small behind, a small distant from the front line".
The commentators of the political scene are outraged and rightly anticipate an apology to veterans and to show them respect. However, I view this message somewhat differently. Today, no 1 has to thank me for our actions in Afghanistan, Iraq or the Gulf. They did it after all operation, and all day our American friends, American soldiers, and even brothers in combat, who, like us, fought for the same ideas, for planet peace and democracy. The U.S. was attacked, 2 towers collapsed, America's safety collapsed and we were needed not only militarily, but above all as friends. due to the fact that in times of heavy, sad and insecure you want to have friends with you, so we were together with another democratic states in front of the Americans. We were. We slept in the same tents, shared breakfasts, lunches and dinners, breathed the same baking air in the Afghan lungs, prayed in their chapels—they in ours—and fought together, we for them, and they for us. And in the most hard moments, we stood together over the coffins of our fallen colleagues. We were with each another 24 hours a day for 365 days a year, for 20 lousy Afghan years. So no 1 has to thank me for anything present due to the fact that we were doing this for our American friends, not for the president.
But possibly you request to look at these events a small "in American". We do not realize American narratives, and president Trump does not realize that sending our troops to Afghanistan was an effort of the full nation due to the fact that Polish taxpayers paid for us, and it was a considerable expense for our country. Sending soldiers to aid the Americans meant paying wages, buying extra equipment, ammunition, logistics, metastasis and accommodation... I could exchange and exchange what else we paid for. Poland spent over PLN 6.5 billion on the war in Afghanistan (2002–021), involving over 33,000 soldiers and civilian personnel. We all paid for it. It was us, the Polish, British, German, Czech, Danish, Lithuanian and another friends of America in combat and business who paid, but above all we fought, frequently dying, in the war against planet terrorism. The terrorism that hit the US.
President Trump's unjust words will be written down for a long time. However, let us remember that he says it primarily to his constituents, to the Americans. We have a different approach to history, to war. Our legitimate slogan, I believe, “God, Honor, Homeland” excludes reasoning of war as another way for business. I want to believe that many Americans think the same way we do.
I remember a immense cafeteria on the USS "Nimitz" (CVN-68), where we were stationed in 2002, even before the invasion of Iraq. From the deck of this immense ship – full of aircraft and electronics and the most modern equipment at the time – we carried out MIO operations with Navy Seals marine commandos. In the cafeteria we ate meals in Polish uniforms. We were frequently besieged by American sailors who patted us on the back, hugged with gratitude, but besides disbelief, thanking us for being with them... And present I hear that what, uh... This American powerful carrier besides remained "... a small behind, a small distant from the front line," Mr President?
