i am sure there is a very very large portion of the US that disagrees with that. the very fact that wikileaks exists is an indication. i do understand the logic behind it though.
i guess it comes down to whether the military is the means or the ends…
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i’m pretty sure that is exactly what i did by bringing into question the entire situation… not just each little point inside it
This is a constant internal debate I have with myself. This is also a question that can open up many other cans of worms.
I’m also sure that a very very large portion of the US and beyond is just plain ignorant and has no clue of that complete facts. That’s why smart people are better than everyone else.
Not exactly; So Wikileak’s claim that innocent people were murdered in cold blood, their ignorance of the facts and insults to the military are justified simply because you don’t think the war was justified?
That’s like saying driving de-catted cars are driven by people ignorant to environmental concerns… when in fact it’s really that we just don’t give a shit… it’s not that we don’t know what the score is
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Because that would be for the greater good? Get the facts straight. Attempt to understand the reason for classified military information before posting this non sense.
They were armed not only with assault rifles but RPGs that pose a serious threat to the helo. Lethal force was justified. End of story.
This. I believe in free speech. With that said, join the military. Walk a mile in a serviceman/woman’s shoes. Then you can be considered to bring a legitimate argument to the table, in my eyes.
With threads like this, I don’t see Network OT lasting long.
aside from all the bullshit, just watching the video… the soldiers thought those people were a threat so they took them out. better safe than sorry. better them than us. i would of done the same thing.
Except for the dishonorable discharge part. I think this country needs a good public hanging to set an example. Which would be better sentence than what he’ll get IMHO. He’ll be sent to Fort pound me in the ass Leavenworth where he’ll be everyones bitch until he eventually get’s out or is killed while in there.
There are far worse punishments than death in this world. My afore mentioned is one of them.
Moral and legal arguments aside, Wikileaks only reported the facts of the situation that validated their overall oppinion of the war. You can agree with their overall oppinion of the war, but that isn’t justification for misrepresenting the story.
read an interesting paper that stated the US’s over-expenditure on defense allowed other western nations to reduce defense spending and increase healthcare spending. Showed the changes in defence / healthcare spending over time for major nations post WWII.
that said, Canada is your largest energy supplier and for other raw materials as well… so we are the reason why you have nice things…
US also owns like 40% or something of all Canadian assets… was on the news, no source for it… so in essence we’re just the biggest and best US state with socialized medicine and no economic collapse.
