Every movie and TV show about the US military they push the concept that the US leaves NO MAN BEHIND….but it is pure bullshit….let’s call it cinematic license…….

Does any one remember a group known as Montagnards or how about the Nungs…these were indigenous people of South Vietnam that were loyal to the US and did whatever we asked of them…then when the US pulled out of Vietnam ahead of the advancing North Vietnamese army we left these loyal participants behind to suffer at the hands of the Communist North….not one of our more honorable moments.

Did we learn from this betrayal?

Not a bit!

We are fighting endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and we have used indigenous people to act on our behalf as interpreters and soldiers…these people suffer all sorts of torture when they are outed as “collaborators”…..but the US will take care of our fiends as we always have, right?

Again….total bullshit!

As our nation fought wars against terrorists and despots in Afghanistan and Iraq, we were assisted by patriotic citizens of those two countries who recognized that America’s efforts were in the long-term interests of their nations also. These courageous individuals – who served principally as translators for the U.S. military – often undertook this service at great personal risk to themselves and their families. In acknowledgement of this service, our nation created a special immigrant visa program allowing these patriots to move, along with their families, to the United States and taste a piece of the American dream.

And yet, earlier this month, the House Armed Services Committee advanced the defense authorization bill without providing adequate authority to ensure the Afghanistan component of this program is available to those who served alongside our soldiers. By failing to do so, we are breaking the solemn promise we made to these patriots – and condemning them (and their families) to persecution and, potentially, death.

Source: Diluting SIV Visa Program Could Condemn Loyal Military Translators to Death | US News Opinion

I have written about this in the past….and as usual no one was listening…..but the situation arises again….why would any indigenous people help the US achieve their goals?  I would not help knowing their track record of betrayal.  Would you?

This may not be something that most people worry over….but for me it hits home….in Vietnam I had to leave behind some good friends among the Nungs….

We are doing what we always do…..use people up and then like a broken tool we discard them….and soon forgotten.