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Originally posted by slvrnblck
Explain that to me. They are defending my right to state my opinion by fighting in Iraq? How is this. Iraq was not a threat to my freedom of speech before the war started. Maybe I just havent met a nice murderer yet. Anyway you put it , whether they are gentle or not, they are murderers, and im sure they will eventually pay for it. Im sick of people saying they are fighting for us. Bullshit. The country would have been fine without this war.
You spent time carrying a rifle with a few hundred soldiers? So you have fought? If so, how do you feel about taking someones life? Does it give you pleasure? Do you worry about burning in hell?
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The country would have been fine without the war? You mean, to continue to let Saddam Hussein stay in power would have been a good thing? There is no doubt in my mind that he needed to be pulled from power. Do you think the war on terrorism would have just stopped after 9/11? Do you think Saddam would have woke up one day and decided to be a good leader and give money back to his people, stop trading arms for oil from other Middle East countries, building up his arsenal, torturing and raping his own people? I don't think so.
We have war because it is a necessity of human life. We make do with what we have because without our armed forces, our country would be an easy target for dictators and tyrants whose narrow minded view of the world makes them think their race and religion should be the ultimate influence in the rest of the world. Our soldiers not only protect our country from these evil doers, but they protect the very essence of every right you hold as a U.S. citizen. If you feel you can still have these rights without the influence of our military, you have a very narrow minded view of not only our society, but the societies of who we are at war with.
I do not agree that the atrocities by U.S. soldiers is in any way justifiable, but to group all military personnel into one, as you put it, "whether they are gentle or not, they are murderers", shows a limited knowledge of what our country would be like without them.