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Originally posted by Coramoor
I'm in the Army and I always see the US contributing more and being the first ones into a danger zone whenever the UN is involved. Which I think it total BS.
I am an American soldier and I see no need to risk US lives for other countries-other than in protecting our own self-interests. Selfish? Yes, but nothing is wrong with helping yourself before you help others.
I truely want with everything that I have for the US to totally withdraw from the UN and other peacekeeping missions. Nothing makes me more disgusted than watching foreigners treat our soldiers like shit after they have put their lives on the lines to help their dead-beat assses.
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Well I was in the Canadian Army and did a tour in the former Yoguslavia..... and let me tell you that the reason most American soldiers get treated like shit by "locals" is because of two things:
1) The American media.... incredibly biased, and US centric. No one likes to be told that the US is the greatest country in the world and their's is a piece of shit.
2) Attitudes like yours.... if the locals know that you don't want to be their to help them then they lose all respect for you; if they know you volunteered to risk your life for their future it changes their attitude (a bit of a generalization).
I have noticed that most of the antagonizism towards the US is frankly because of the cocky attitude that is presented abroad.