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Originally posted by moe.ron
War is an extension of international relation. We can say, there are brave man and women. But in the final analysis, war is a statement, and the US has made a statement.
All this about human rights and democracy is a method to sell the war to the general public. You know, "We will spread democracy." Which sounds like the British version of the "White Man's Burden." It's all about geopolitics. Nothing more, nothing less.
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This is the quote that I was referring to in which you basically...in my understanding...said that the men and women fighting this war are merely tools of the geopolitical machine. When you were in Angola and Congo did you believe in what you were doing? How did it make you feel when people made statements like those non-supporters?
To Damasa...oh lord...don't even get me started! I'm so sorry that my husband believes in what he's doing! 'Support of the Troops' was debated on
another thread, so I won't go into it on here. As, I have VERY strong feelings about that as well. I suppose that living on an Army base, dealing with military people, and working for the government has left me a warped, naive sense of what the truth is.
Additionally, you mentioned Germany. After living in Germany for two years, the attitude depicted is not the feeling that I received. The younger population desperately wanted things to be different. The soldiers doing gate guarding on our base were eager to get involved in anything more than just checking ID's. The younger people do not agree with their president, however, the more aged population gets the say. As was told to me by my Germany friend, "German youth (up to about 35) are NOT encouraged to vote." This is kind of off the subject, but offers yet another perspective that you won't see on tv.
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