I can see the beard thing....
Those other things would require him actually getting in harms way. Much easier just to rant and rave.
I'm sure you know better than most
Haha, I do, but not nearly as much as my friends that actually had their unit's deployed to combat.
Although to be fair to him, now that I have a wife and child I do my fair share of ranting and raving as well... And I sure won't be volunteering to put myself in harms way again unless I truly believe my childs future to be in jeopardy, whether that be physically in danger or the extremely tiny chance of this country imploding or being overtaken from a hostile force, it doesn't matter.. the only way I'd intentionally volunteer to fight for an ideal again is to ensure my families future well-being.