
I think that this is a nuanced issue. The American military industrial complex is an incredibly powerful societal apparatus that is very good at producing propaganda and pulling in people from the lower class with the promise of upwards mobility. I think taking the position that every person that is or was in the military is just a blood thirsty foot soldier is naive and short sited.
The first paragraph is true but that doesn’t negate someone’s role & responsibility in committing violence. Most in the military, however, come from middle class or upper middle class backgrounds Acknowledging that that they committed or helped to commit terrorism isn’t saying they’re all blood thirsty and know exactly what they’re doing, tho. It’s acknowledging the material reality of the actions of American soldiers. Whether they know they’re terrorists or not doesn’t erase the terrorism