From your link...
Lest this sound like an ad for the Army, those were different times, when our men and women weren’t treated as expendable pawns in a neoconservative’s game of Risk. One of the many tragedies of the Iraq War is that the military is no longer a viable option for those needing a boost up the socio-economic ladder, making college a possibility, granting people the confidence and experience that has paid such huge dividends for countless veterans.
I am curious why this bugs you- do you feel more qualified to opine than he is? Remember, Tom, You are all about respecting our troops... Or do you just respect the troops that parrot what you want to hear?