A pack of lies

I've been in one of my moods lately

We were sent to defend a lie
that doesn't matter now
With the past long dead and buried
deep in the hallowed ground

We're nothing but old war stories
of blood soaked memories
Of fire fights and flash air strikes
and mortar batteries

You wanna hear a war story
The one tale I can tell
The day I killed my first hajji
My soul went straight to hell

The one thing you need to know
You have to understand
Those we voted into power
Our blood is on their hands

The architects of a nightmare
For me will never end
Was nothing but a pack of lies
We were sent to defend

Author's Note

That's pretty much it

Reviews

[N!LoC]

u killed someone?.. wow.... can u refresh my memory again.. what exactly were u... navy seal? was it?

[Baby Ricochet]

Marines. Thanks for stopping by N

[Baby Ricochet]

Thanks for stopping by N! LoC

[icelandicblue]

The tragedy of that lie lives on in each and every one who was involved on the ground. It pisses me off and I wasn't even there. I cannot imagine the loss, heartache and angst that has been left in its wake. All I can do is thank all of you for when you were there you were defending us back home with your lives, lie or not.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Blue

[Joyce S. Greene]

A very sad poem, BR. I agree that the war you fought was not one we should ever have been in. You and all the other young men who served performed valiantly and we are all in your debt for your bravery and sacrifices.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Joyce

[TL Boehm]

the architects of a nightmare. Gone are the days when the mighty charged the gates with the rabble. Now the "mighty' sit in an office and never feel the fire...

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you TL

[Tate Morgan]

Here here to that. You know it

[Baby Ricochet]

thank you Tate

[Rita L. Sev]

This is the real story, as only you can tell it, Mark. I agree wholeheartedly, and again, I thank you - for your service, and for your candor...

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Rita

[Chris]

There is no free lunch ...hell, NOTHING is ever free. The story was told, the media hyped it, supported it, The politicos reinforced it, the media carried even more... and the body bags got shipped at our expense. And the beginning the media hyped it, government applauded it...then came the time for the media to change their slant...and down came the whole house of cards... but the players still remained the same. No foul, no fault, no blame... just the dead and broken scattered til the next "story" waiting to be told. Notice I didn't once say a lie was told... partial truths and perceptions supplied by "spinners" as always ...and the media making ratings and deadlines.

Manufactured news and opinions... slanted polls where the makers get the preselected answers... predetermined slants and prejudice. And whoever heard of follow-up anyway?

[Baby Ricochet]

From the Communist domino theory in southeast Asia to Saddam and his WMD'S we get deployed to the world's s**t holes by officials who think they know better than their advisers telling them what a stupid idea it is. Then when the cat's out of the bag no on holds them accountable for it and you are right Chris, it's all manufactured. When our media does it, it's called spin, when the Communists or Al-Jazzera does it, it's called propaganda. Same lies with a different name. Thank you for your input Chris. I do believe this is the most I've ever seen you post. I do appreciate it.

[Chris]

We both lost too many friends... too many.

[Baby Ricochet]

Yeah. We did

[Leigh]

We must work on a way to ban wars forever, too much pain has been felt.

[Baby Ricochet]

That's for damn sure

[Brian Angeles]

This is what should be shown to many

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Thorn

[Marie]

People fight in wars. Politicians don't.

[Baby Ricochet]

That's for sure. Thank you Marie