Tarponkeith and Gtech are both right, though I don't know if they are in agreement on this war (I might be wrong). I know I believe this war is ill-conceived and simply wrong, but this has zero to do with the regard any of us have for the men and women who are serving. They enlisted and placed themselves in service, about as starkly simple as it gets, since their service very possibly means their end; and their spouses', children's, siblings', parents' grief. They are owed respect and honor.
Man who is feeding you with this info. You didn't save the Europe from Nazis. You helped but considering the volume of operations, human loss and nazi military equipment and men lost in Russia we can say that Russians saved the europe and the world from Nazis. You even had to throw nukes to Japan since you were scared because russians were already advancing and would crash Japan within months. Guess that info they don't teach you on your US history lessons You are sooo good fighting Russians during cold war for us and not for yourself. You are all real Bonos all of you, yes.... Yugo crisis is not saved at all. There are so many potential conflicts as we can see from the last days events in Bosnia and Kosovo that situation is really not under control and further the US is from there better will be for all the people there. About saved Iraqi people. It is really pathetic to say you saved anyone there considering anarchy that is going on there and Turkey coming in now and daily human loss. Yea sure it is a success. You should learn from the brits how you occupy the country. It is not enough to occupy it. You have to control it afterwards which brits are quite familiar with but US just don't have the experience for that maybe and it will never have since the colonisation is over if you perhaps don't know that in 21st century. You have so many problems and now middle east, muslims and lately even russians are again to blame. The same Hitler blamed jews for all the problems in Germany and we all know where that lead ... to human loss and tragedy. And human loss and tradegy is exactly what US foreign politics looks in the last 20 years and more. Thank good we are heading into bi-polar or even tri-polar world lately so US in the future will not go for another adventure around the world since Bushies know it would be their last and they would lost all the voice they still have on the global scene today.
It's very important for Americans to support our troops. They sure don't get much appreciation from the countries and people they are helping. It's a shame that the new generation of Europeans think this way. Stalin and the Russians are just as guity as Hitler and Germany for the start of WW2. The 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact also called Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact included secret stipulations for the partition of Poland. The Soviets invaded Poland 16 days after the war began, on Sept. 17, 1939. More than 1.5 million Poles were deported to Soviet work camps from 1939 to 1941; several hundred thousand died. Among those to die were 20,000 Polish officers who were shot in the head at three massacre sites, including the Katyn forest, near Smolensk in western Russia in the spring of 1940. The massacre has become one of the lasting symbols of Polish suffering at the hands of Soviets in World War II.
You can support whatever and whoever you want. For example I don't support our soldiers that went to Iraq and Afghanistan. I think it is stupid. What now, because some of us do not think as you do it's a shame. My friend it would be shame if we were looking at world politics the same, all of us...but your convinced head just cannot handle it. Weren't there some camps in USA where japanese civilians were held during WW2. Some pretty nasty things were going on in the free country Do not copy/paste history with me please since you will eventually post something for what explanation you will not find on the internet
So, a soldier volunteers to serve his country. Politicians start a war. You don't agree with the war. The soldier is sent to the war, with the possibility of dying. You don't support this soldier, because he volunteered to serve his country, and some politicians happened to start a war. Am I wrong?
Even soldier has its own will. And if he volunteered to go to the mission instead of staying home and help local people in peace and fight in homeland if needed then no I do not support him/them. Hewent away and it is no use for us since he is thousands of miles away. I don't mind if you support yours But what do you support by supporting ?
The soldier in this case has the will or option to either desert and be thrown in jail or go to war and die. If it was me I would desert if I found myself having to fight for the wrong war, not because of fear but simply on principle. We are fighting the wrong war in Iraq and it is not to spread freedom like this baboon Bush calls it but to make a small group of people very very rich.
Soldiers are not to blame, almost all of them sign up for all the right reasons, I for one am proud of all of them no matter the reason they sign up, they however do not get to pick if they get sent away or if they stay at home.
Ok. He should choose to go to jail? So because this guy wanted to serve his country, and the politicians started a war, you think he should sit for years in jail? I'm glad that you are in charge of absolutely nothing.
Well he can choose right ? Either bullet in the head or without a leg or jail ? You got it wrong from the beginning. I would understand if war was on your american soil but since it is not I don't see it as you and your soldiers are fighting for your country Especially since Iraq didn't attacked USA. About that stupid remark at the end. It is kind of like kids that are picking on eachoter in kindergarden. Well I guess that is your level And Yea I am glad that I don't have to control all kinds of crazy keywarriors like you. Thank god for that
Either serve his country honorable, and you won't support him as a person, or rot in jail... All because he wanted to do good for his country... I don't think you're understanding. A guy wanted to do good, and joined the service. Now because of the politicians, he's forced to go to war or jail. And you won't support him if he goes to war, because of the position he's been put in by the politicians. I'm not arguing the validity of US involvement in Iraq, I'm talking about the troops, not the politicians.. You do understand, the troops don't decide to fight wars, the politicians do; right?
It's not a soilders decision of what war is right or wrong. The US has a President and Congress that make those decisions. You sound like an Anarchist. Many Japanese though they were interned decided to help defend their country and joined the 442th Infrantry a unit that had 9,500 Purple Hearts awarded and 18,000 individual decorations for bravery. Today the left would encourage 'Al Sharpton' and hate America politics and spit on the people that decided to fight for their country
tarponkeith: See I don't think he is doing good for the coutry fighting 15000 miles away This is the difference between you and me. I perfectly well know that it is not the soldier who decides about war or not but he can choose if he will go 15000 miles away from home to fight for lies! I don't expect you to understand this choice thing though. You seem kind of shortminded. I already mentioned but you missed it. Where I live soldiers can actually choose going or not away to some war without fear of beign jailed
Yeah I was not talking about those Japanese....you can try to hide behind purple heart now but it does not change history and big black stain there
Exactly... I may not agree with our involvement in Iraq but that doesn't lead me to desert the many soldiers who contribute to their country in many different ways, peaceful or otherwise, throughout the world, at home and abroad. Hopefully, and essentially, the military is a peace-keeping force.. it's the politicians who affect that mission, for better or worse.