Actually failsatlife called for the demilitarization of the planet in a different post, but thats besides the point either of us are trying to make. I understood your point completely, I personally view the war in Iraq as a blatant display of capitalism with all the war profiteering going on. It truly is a rich man's war. Our troops are over there fighting for the hidden agendas of the bureaucracy, not for the protection of the American people. I place no blame on them what-so-ever, I blame the gov't. I view war as a necessary evil, but in this case its only point is to line the pockets of the wealthy. The point of my original post was just to say that I didn't think the other guy was trying to justify the Iraqi conflict, but merely defending why he and other members of our military chose to enlist. The Iraqi conflict would be the anomaly to the big picture.

Oh shut up, #540. Go write a ******* book. Your mother is right, though. They're all ******* stupid. *waits for the giant pep talk*. (safe your breath-I won't care or even acknowledge it.)

So I want you to call the next soldier you see stupid to his/her face and see what happens. Oh wait you're too pussy to do that so you'd much rather talk shit about them on the internet. Dumb ass braud.

I feel like I need to say this again. The war in Iraq is NOT

I feel like I need to say this again. The war in Iraq is NOT about OUR freedom. Iraq wasn't tyring to conquer us, we just felt like sticking our noses in their business. I support the troups that are over there. I hope that they all make it back to their families. But I do not and never will support this war. There was never a point for it. So I'm not exactly sure what our people over their are fighting for but it has nothing to do with our freedom.

**** that soldier & the horse he rode in on. he signed up, went to a pointless war, and thinks he did us a favor. Fight in a real war like WWI or WWII or the Korean war then you'll get my respect, piece of shit glory hound.

your mom shouldn't have been badmouthing the soldiers who are only trying to be patriotic and fight for what our country believes in...even if they're doing so in Iraq...but the soldier shouldn't have reacted like that. i mean it wasn't your fault.

PLEASE NOTE; dude, this isn't for grammar. this is for a point to be made!

Let's get this straight; they are not fighting for our freedom in iraq because our freedom was never threatened by them. Let's not forget the fact that afghanistan was willing to turn bin laden over to a third party but our fucktard president and his giant ego wanted it his way or no way. The soldiers' presence in both countries is why we're constantly threatened. Although I'm sure not all of the soldiers are trashy, racist, illiterate, uneducated *****, there is an overwhelming number of such characters killing innocent civilians and raping women and young girls. The violence we see is a response to the brutality the natives face in their country every day. So let's not glorify these guys for their "service". Most of them are out there smoking hash, killing and raping the locals, and getting shot in the head as revenge for their brutality.

551, It is clear to me that you personally have not been involved in war, or are incredibly jaded, but I find it appalling that you believe YOU have enough information categorize which wars are real and which are not. As a clinical psychology major, specializing in treatment for PTSD in soldiers, you should know that Iraq veterans have the highest rate of PTSD, far surpassing Vietnam. I assume your reactions is "******* *******, or they deserve it, bla bla bla" but you truly have no way to make such assumptions. PTSD is acquired when one's conscious has to shut off and their subconscious has to take over to keep them alive and from losing their sanity, and is completely common in rape victims, those who have witnessed tragedies or lost loved ones etc.... So 551, I think it would be wise for you 1. be an adult 2. educate yourself 3. not be such a dick. Generally speaking, the ignorance of this bunch is amazing. Of course everyone has different views on the war, but I can't come to terms with the idea that some of you sleep ok at night projecting your hatred on the soldiers, even though they are in good conscious fighting for you to be able to do so. I would assume their would be some sort of gratitude for that freedom alone. War has been a part of history since the dawn of time, I'm not validating it, but to act like our soldiers now are any different than our founding fathers (good old George Washington was a decorated war hero for example) is really quite unfair and fixing the game in your favor. My guess is that very few of you are doing anything to stop the war, instead just bitching about it, at least sodiers have the convinction to be involved. You may not agree with it, you don't have to shake their hands or slap a bumper sticker on your car, just don't be an ass. Respect. They deserve that much at least. Oh and btw, both mom and solider have bad manners and I feel bad for the author!