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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
I think you have a Hollywood sense of what the war is really like. It's not all "Good Guys in white hats" you know. It's nasty, dirty, deadly and downright savage.
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i've got to disagree. it can be all "good guys in white hats" as long as you realize that those in white hats are "guys" and not Gods. there will be imperfections but i think you've got to judge the actions of such a large group by human standards. if you apply human standards to the U.S. military and realize that their only purpose is to prosecute wars that they are commanded to wage (they cannot and will not choose a war)... i don't think history has seen a more humane and benevolent fighting force.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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