{"id":23526,"date":"2026-11-08T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daizygedeon.com\/news-blogs-and-cultures\/2026\/11\/08\/the-real-terrorist-was-me-iraq-war-veteran-reflects-on-the-true-cost-of-illegal-wars\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T15:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:12:19","slug":"the-real-terrorist-was-me-iraq-war-veteran-reflects-on-the-true-cost-of-illegal-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daizygedeon.com\/news-blogs-and-cultures\/2026\/11\/08\/the-real-terrorist-was-me-iraq-war-veteran-reflects-on-the-true-cost-of-illegal-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Real Terrorist Was Me\u201d: Iraq War Veteran Reflects on the True Cost of Illegal Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nMIKE PRYSNER\u2019S HISTORIC WINTER SOLDIER SPEECH REVEALS DEFENSE INDUSTRY PROFITEERING \u2696\ufe0f<\/p>\n

The faces in Washington change, but the underlying military-industrial complex continues to launch devastating global interventions.<\/p>\n

Deploying to Iraq in 2003, veteran Mike Prysner publicly described the experiences at the 2008 Winter Soldier hearings that turned his military service into a source of deep shame. He detailed forcing Iraqi families out of their homes and participating in brutal interrogations, exposing how ordinary civilians paid the ultimate price for a war built completely on lies.<\/p>\n

Prysner drew a direct connection between the suffering of Iraqi families overseas and the struggles of working-class Americans back home. While soldiers were losing their lives on the battlefield, families across the US were drowning in unemployment, healthcare costs, and foreclosures, proving that regular people on both sides are sacrificed while billionaires profit from afar.<\/p>\n

When the government uses working-class youth to fight wars that only enrich defense contractors, the deception cuts across borders. How do we effectively dismantle a system that frightens us into funding global destruction while letting our own communities crumble at home? Share your thoughts below. <\/p>\n

Source: @geo_grandmasters <\/p>\n

#MikePrysner #AntiWar #IraqWar #VeteranVoices #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #viral #highlights #democracy #viralpost #reels #everyonehighlights #news\t<\/p>\n

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