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Originally posted by Bill
Andy, you are right, it's really not fair to compare the two. I was just playing framing games.
But. let me ask you another question. You are ex-mil, right? What do you think of the way the current admin is treating the military? And how are they using the military to acheive their political objectives?
It worries me to see that we are forting up over there. It worries me to see our militasry used as an occupation force.
Any military _wants_ to fight, if they didn't, they would be useless for their intended function. So naturally our guys must feel pride to be given the chance to fight.
But, do you feel this is a righteous war now?
( The original campaign went well enough, altho, like the Col [I think he was a Col.] in yesterdays NYT articlesaid, killing Iraqi soldiers is a lot like clubbing baby seals).
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Bill, yes I am ex-military. Since I am not in I cannot speak from that perspective, but let me say this. Each man and woman that joins up knows they may have to go to war and fight for our country. Personally I think the things we did to liberate Iraq were needed. The country had been funding terrorism and harboring terrorists for quite some time. Saddam should have been ousted when he killed all the (serbs I believe it was) back in teh 90's , we should have never left. Some will say, GW is doing what his daddy didn't , that may be right, but good for him. I never want to see people die, but I think if we don't go after terrorism with a vengeance we will ultimately see more terrorist attacks against americans on american soil.
If there was a way we could work it out without going to war I would be all for it, but I just know these people (the muslims) don't understand this. They want us to live in 7 A.D. again. The fact that we are "policing" other countries isn't new. You would be amazed if you really think about where we still have troops around the world. We are there for many reasons, and I don't honestly think we will ever 100% leave Iraq. We have troops still serving in Panama, Grenada, Korea, Turkey, Somalia, and many other places that this president did not send these troops too. Overall our troops are spread to thin, but with the cuts Clinton and his buddies John Kerry, Tom Daschle and the like did during the time I served it has made it even worse.
The term "righteous" is pretty strong, do I think it is "just", yes I do.
Andy