These days, they are sent to fight another man's war. It's very wrong.
It's so easy for people to just cop out with the "it's America's war" nonsense. It's a ridiculous statement.
Now I'm not going to sit here and get into some lengthy debate over what was or wasn't done wrong in this whole miserable process of war because it's
war. It's not some idealistic hug-fest. Of course it has been terrible.
Nor do I wish to dive into some discussion of the weights associated with the various motivations for the war. You can tell me the war was partially or primarily about oil all you want and I wont chime in, as I think there were multiple motivations and it's open for debate. However, if you try to say that it had absolutely nothing to do with terrorism, I will raise my B.S. flag.
One last point before I start: I know innocent people die in war. Please don't feel the need to "educate me" on how retaliation just leads to more and more bodies. I hate this argument. Seriously, what kind of people - in any nation - are going to stand behind their own country if it gets attacked and they say "well, we're just gonna beef up security for the future, but other than that, we're pretty much gonna do nothing about those dead mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends and lovers you all lost". Wake up already.
I just want to throw out a scenario for you to think about. What if there was no America. The rest of the world was just as it is now, but no United States. Gone. A theoretical Canadian/Mexican ocean in its place.
Who would religious extremists focus their hate on then?
It absolutely amazes me that Australians, Canadians, Europeans and people from other countries take this opinion that America just totally brought all of this on ourselves. Ok, so the United States is extravagant and excessive in many ways that make it stand out. Target number one, I get it.
But go back to my scenario. No United States. Doesn't Australia have legalized prostitution? Can't you live a secular lifestyle in England? Aren't women allowed to show ... :eek2: ... CLEAVAGE in Canada?!?! I bet those religious extremists would just give all of these countries hall passes because they aren't the United States of America.... Right?
When will people understand that these psychotic fanatics didn't just declare war on one specific country?