Revolting story
I've seen this story last week. And I think everybody should see this. I am not American, but I care about people. I can't believe basic human rights are denied just for a war that is just serving the interest of an handful of people.
Seeing a representative of state talking about a dead person like he's just a number lost in files is terrible for the family & frightening for anybody who left a relative participate to that war.
What you should do is make a list of the most important reforms your country needs & force the candidates Democrat or Republican, because at this point it doesn't matter, to make engagements on applying them. It will take a lot of will & determination to do it, but you have to. You have the chance to vote for a new government. Don't let them just decide on what they will do of the country, you decide!
You tell them economy for the majority of American is not about shares, markets, oil prices. It's about getting a job, starting a business, being able to pay bills & have a relatively happy life. You tell them your own life & safety worth more than the safety of some country in the middle east & that your military force is not about a unit supposed to fight for a freedom that doesn't even exist . soldiers are human, just because they die in a region in war & come back in a casket, glorified by important people means their family will stop crying.
Do something! Don't just sit & watch. It is sickening for me to watch your country invade other countries, care for other countries wealth, security & education more than they care for you.
DO SOMETHING PLEASE!!