For O'Reilly to say he would go is disingenuous on the face of it -- why has he not signed up? The military wouldn't take him, as he is too old to enlist for the first time -- they might take veterans his age (maybe) but not a buck private. So his statement is empty.
meepa, I agree somewhat with what you said, except that it presumes that all people joining the army and fighting in the war are doing it because they want to -- some are doing it because they have no better option.
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