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Originally Posted by cellophanedeity
I've been brought up in a place where we don't glorify our battles, and instead take pride in our peacekeeping. Until I started talking to Americans, I had never thought that fighting somewhere far away could be the same as fighting for the country I'm in.
So in short, this is what I'm asking: How does fighting a war on another continent translate into fighting for my country's freedom?
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Well, it's a matter of fighting for your ideals, and to help your friends and hurt your enemies. There was really no reason for the US to go to war with Nazi Germany during WWII. They hadn't attacked us, in fact, we'd done stuff to them which consisted of casus belli, and they went out of their way not to get into a fight with us about it.
All of your country's enemies don't have to be domestic enemies. Sometimes, they are half a world away. And it's far better to fight them half a world away than to fight them here at home.