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Originally posted by Sparhawk
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. 
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?
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.
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There are a thousand things specific to every one of the conflicts I mentioned. Your attempt to link them by pointing to a few is absolutely ridiculous. And that was the point I made.
Dead in training is just as dead as in combat. I responded to the standard of people dying and not being home as outlined in this post:
"Then why aren't my sister-in-law, close friends, and several distant cousins back yet? Why are they still risking their lives every day?"
As far as discussing kids, it was about the assertion made about bringing family along to Europe somehow changes that the above outlined logic doesn't apply to it.
If you think I'm just a troll then stop responding to me. I certainly won't lose any sleep over it.