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Whatever, it was a response about it being safe to bring families to Europe and the fact that they aren't put in harms way during the most dangerous parts of that station.
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Here's your original post:
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Troops in Europe, Korea are still risking their lives and they aren't home. Are the kids allowed in the training exercises where troops "protecting" these areas die on a regular basis?[/B]
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Troops in Europe are risking their lives about as much as they are risking their lives serving in the states. Military training is designed to be as safe to the trainees as possible, but
accidents do happen. The last line doesn't even make sense- of course they aren't allowed in the training exercises in Europe. Nor are they allowed to participate in *any* training exercises anywhere else in the world.
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As far as the rest of the thread. Iraq is not Vietnam. Just as Vietnam was not World War II or Korea. Each conflict may have certain similarities but each is extraordinarily unique from a political, social, and yes, even militaristic standpoint. [/B]
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Let's see, political standpoint:
Both wars were authorized by congress in joint resolutions after the administration misrepresented (intentionally or unintentionally, it doesn't matter) the facts.
military standpoint:
Both wars we are fighting a guerrilla insurgency that refuses to face us in a head-on battle the guerrillas would be sure to lose.
social standpoint:
Both wars have fading public support, along with administration backtracking (Vietnamization, Iraqization)
Doesn't sound "extraordinarily unique" anymore, now does it?
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Commonalities, hmmm, troops, deaths, guns. Looking at those similarities, Iraq reminds me of the US-Mexican war. No wait, the revolutionary war, no hold it, WWI, umm err no perhaps the Barbary Wars. Yes, that's it, Iraq is just like the Barbary wars. [/B]
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It's funny you bring up the US-Mexican war, as that war was also fought under false pretenses. The rest of your post is a troll however, not worth responding to.