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DaveOrion · 08-30-2007, 07:06 PM

I was only a child during the Vietnam War, but from what I know that had less to do with securing vital natural resources, as the Iraq War does, and more to do with a pissing contest with the USSR. Our troops weren't allowed to properly engage the enemy for fear of provoking the Russians into WW3. Many US civilians blamed the soldiers for the atrocities committed there, which were horrible, but unfortunalty that tends to happen when young men are trained to kill, shipped halfway around the world, and dumped into a nightmare. The soldiers never have a choice, the either go to war or go to prison. Nowadays citizens tend to blame the current regime, instead of the soldiers, which is as it should be, IMO. Governments start wars, not soldiers.

08-30-2007, 07:06 PM	#20 (permalink)
DaveOrion Playing With Fire Location: Disaster Area	I was only a child during the Vietnam War, but from what I know that had less to do with securing vital natural resources, as the Iraq War does, and more to do with a pissing contest with the USSR. Our troops weren't allowed to properly engage the enemy for fear of provoking the Russians into WW3. Many US civilians blamed the soldiers for the atrocities committed there, which were horrible, but unfortunalty that tends to happen when young men are trained to kill, shipped halfway around the world, and dumped into a nightmare. The soldiers never have a choice, the either go to war or go to prison. Nowadays citizens tend to blame the current regime, instead of the soldiers, which is as it should be, IMO. Governments start wars, not soldiers. __________________ *Syriana*...have you ever tried liquid MDMA?....Liquid MDMA? No....Arash, when you wanna do this?.....After prayer...