Veterans hit back at 'pathetic' author Joyce Carol Oates after 'asinine' military smear

That’s the message Joyce Carol Oates sent to veterans on Thursday when she suggested a repugnant moral equivalence between Islamic terrorists and those who serve in the U.S. military. “We are so very superior to the “suicide-bomber” cult–are we?” she asked. “US does not transform young vulnerable hopeless into human weapons of war?”

Many Twitter users weren’t buying the slimy attempt to inoculate herself against criticism with a couple of question marks.

Say something completely asinine, then put a question mark at the end as an escape clause: http://t.co/3HurpGe769

— CLA (@ConservativeLA) May 15, 2014

How about these questions, Joyce?

@JoyceCarolOates The answer to your question is "Yes, vastly". My question: Do you really believe what you wrote, or are you just trolling?

— Jeffrey Robertson (@JeffreyRobertsn) May 15, 2014

https://twitter.com/clarkr3000/status/466993664409882624

@JoyceCarolOates Who runs this parody account?

— RufusKings1776 (@RufusKings1776) May 15, 2014

https://twitter.com/Bilford_Wrimley/status/466993957092999168

Whatever’s wrong with her, it’s time for Oates to seek help.

@JoyceCarolOates Not sure you know of whom you speak. I’m sickened by your analogy,I think Veterans are among the best & brightest Americans

— Chris Gomez (@FrogSupply) May 15, 2014

So do we.

These Twitter users say they served the country and were far from “vulnerable” and “hopeless.”

https://twitter.com/BrandonStahl1/status/466984570001588224

https://twitter.com/BrandonStahl1/status/466984901108326400

https://twitter.com/BrandonStahl1/status/466985875663228928

@JoyceCarolOates I'm a mil vet, far from hopeless, and filled w/ gratitude for the freedoms inherited from others who served. Are you?

— Lisl ??????? (@LislAK) May 16, 2014