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Originally Posted by Seaver
Yes Pan we go to war a lot.
However would you prefer a country that sits idle while genocides happen? Or one that takes a stand.
No, we dont help out very often. Cambodia/Sudan/Congo/etc are black stains on us, and I hate that we didnt stop it. However I've always felt that the saying holds true, "The only thing evil needs to flurish is for good men to do nothing."
You might feel ok while people are raped/beated/killed, but I'd do whatever it takes to prevent that and/or stop those that do. And I love my country for when it finally DOES attempt to stop it.
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I have no problem with what you are saying Seaver, and yes when we are needed it is important to go when asked. Not just when there is an interest at stake.
I served gladly in the US Navy and am proud of it.
I just was commenting on the fact that people ridicule Canada for not puuting more into their military. They don't need to.
And the fact that we do tend to use the word "war" so much that I fear the true meaning is lost.
In our history we have fought great wars with purpose and truly deserved respect from other nations.... and we have fought some that we shouldn't have.
Overall this is the greatest nation on Earth, but the agression that makes us great (the technology we have brought, the freedoms, and so on) also hurt us at times.
Just like in life, all we can do as a country is hope that somehow we make the world a better place....... sometimes we lose that perspective and we split and divide ourselves and the world..... but then things settle down and the dust clears and we look back and try to do better.
That is the true beauty of the US..... what I worry about is whether we can continue or if someday we'll just keep going down that wrong road and not be able to recover.