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Originally Posted by alphamale
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The army is a volunteer army. When they sign up, they know they can't pick and choose which wars they'll fight in. If the troops had studied their american history (admittedly a huge "if" given the nature of government schools) they would know by example of the vietnam war that sometimes the troops are ordered to fight an unpopular, even irrational war.Therefore, it's silly to say they were "stabbed in the back". So you are contradicting yourself by "supporting" people who either did or should have known what they were doing when they signed up. That you can't see this is because your brain has been rotted by appeaser propaganda for the simple-minded.
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Let me make sure I understand your argument, here. Since (1)American governments in the past have made foolish decisions to go to war, (2)it's to be accepted and excused that American governments will make foolish decisions to go to war in the future. Since (2) and (3)enlisting in the military is completely voluntary, (4)enlisting in the military consitutes tacit endorsement of any and all foolish military adventures the American government may choose to embark on and, since (4), (5) "supporting the troops" implies endorsing any and all foolish military adventures the American government may choose to embark on? Am I with you so far?
Let's take a slightly different tack here: in your view, does our government owe any ethical obligation(s) to the individuals serving in our military?