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Originally Posted by xepherys
Well, this is when I truly wince over another Americans opinion. As a soldier I am sworn to protect my country, and follow the orders of those above me. Failure to do so would mark me a deserter or, worse yet, a treasonous dog! I enlisted, after 9/11, after I was 25 years old, because I believe in the long-term truths of our country. Despite what my brothers- and sisters-at-arms have to do overseas, they each have a mission that is for the good of the country, like it or not. They do and will (as will I) commit to and perform those missions. Just because you don't like a particular war or battle is no reason to dog the average soldier overseas fighting for what they are told to fight for. If it was any other war, you'd likely be praising them. Surely, there were very few who were against WWII, saying, "just let the poor Nazis be". Innocents died in that war, too. Does that make the whole war wrong? Does that make the soldiers bad?
If, indeed, you are the type to be completely against war, for any reason at all, I feel bad for you. Your contempt for those who fight for your freedom to feel that contempt sucks just a little bit of your soul away, my friend. I hope you don't (or truly, that none of us do) live to see a war in which we HAVE to fight for our very freedoms and homeland. I'd hate to see you suffer through the pains of hating those who save your life.
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Do not feel bad for me because I am against war and murder of innocent people while you blindly bow to your "commander in chief". If anything you should feel bad for yourself for the very fact that you have the capability to take another human beings life without hesitation and remorse.
The war in Iraq is not "fighting for my freedom". Iraq was never a threat to neither my freedom nor my life. I will NEVER fight any war because I personally do not have the capability to kill someone as it goes against everything I believe in.
You can believe you are fighting for "freedom" all you like, but in reality you are putting your life at risk for a individual who wouldn't give a shit less whether you live or die.
As for your comment about praising soldiers had it been another war, you are wrong. I will never praise any soldier (murderer) for any excuse they use to kill for. I personally would rather die myself than kill another...at least that way I know my soul wont be in for eternal suffering.
Go ahead and consider them heroic or consider them courageous, but I don’t believe murder constitutes any of those qualities. Being heroic or courageous would be to resist war and have the will power and wisdom to understand killing is wrong.
EDIT: As a side note: I am not religious at all, as I believe ultimately, religion is the root of all evil...but I do know the difference between right and wrong.