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Old 07-19-2008, 07:27 PM   #190
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Originally Posted by pshrynk View Post
They went to war and killed 4K+ of our soldiers. Based on a lie. And a lot of Iraqis, which number we don't see all that often. Based on a lie. Shame on all of us for letting this happen.

202 days, Matilda.
Well, things have gotten a little better- in the 1960s, they killed 55K soldiers in a futile war based on lies. IMHO, what is needed is a universal draft, no section 2 deferments- put everyone in harm's way, and let's see how well military adventurism works. It's easy to fight wars when the general population is not at risk- only those who volunttered for the duty. Volunteer armies are positively un-American.

But people really don't learn much. War was so much fun in the 1860s that many civilians took picnic lunches to a convenient ridge near Washington DC, overlooking a battle site, so that they could enjoy the mayhem. Is that much different than the vicarious thrills one gets through CNN war coverage? Sorry if I sound so depressing on this topic, but wars for profit (and so many of them are) are frankly disgusting.
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