Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» If my son were to die in a war on a foreign battlefield I'd want it to be for protecting the lives of innocent people. Not oil. YOU?
Makes sense to me Rosie. But its just a pipe dream and a rarity I'm affraid.....No developed country goes to help the weak if there isn't any kick pack some how.....
There is some military help when certain natural disasters strike....What is expected in return ,I can't really say though... Can you imagine how much better the world could be if all the money spent on weaponary was spent on improving the enviroment , all peoples lives and saving/cleaning our planet.....
Let me tell you something. When a person joins the military, their own government basically has you by the balls and for women, has them by the vagina. The whole time you're in the military, they own your a**. So, you better damn well be sure that you're prepared to be someone else's b***h. You protect what your government tells you to protect. At that point, it'll be too late to object.
Wouldn't you feel less pain knowing your child died fighting to protect human lives rather than oil? I have not been in the military. I would not do well if one is required to "ours is not to reason why ours is but to do or die". I don't find that remotely appealing. Also I have not had a child die on a foreign battlefield. But if I had the tragic bad fortune to have endured that pain I think it would be less excruciating if he/she died so others could live. I don't care if an oil field lives or dies. If it takes the life of MY CHILD protecting it? Well that is something most evil. Thank you for your reply and Happy Tuesday! :)
In any case, my reply to that one is also good for this one:
When people join the military (and they are well-compensated for this decision and their service), it becomes their duty to fight as ordered by higher command and possibly die. Those who sign up and their loved ones accept this without complaint. They don't have to do this, and since there's no draft or conscription, they can opt not to join. But they don't get the luxury of joining and then picking and choosing which conflicts in which they are willing to serve. Only those who don't serve, some of whom are sitting on their a$$es and posting on a site like this, have the luxury of playing armchair quarterback. The US certainly made a mistake by entering and extending the Vietnam War and has arguably made similar ones in other conflicts, but that doesn't mean that we are always wrong to enter a conflict and put military lives at risk - a risk that those who VOLUNTARILY serve their country - and their families/love ones - willingly accept.
I ask questions all the time Stu. At least a bajillion since I've been on an internet social site since February 2005. But who remembers?. My concerns have not changed. What would be QUEERLY PECULIAR is if I hadn't asked the exact same questions over and over and over and over. You are not the only one to bring that to my attention. I have no idea what your motive is for doing so nor do I know the motives of others who have come before and told me the same thing. Why do you find it important to stand up and speak up and point that out? What DO YOU GET OUT OF IT? What does it do for you that needs doing?. You and they are all alike. Not a compliment. Happy Tuesday.
This post was edited by RosieG at October 29, 2019 2:41 AM MDT
Rosie, I am sorry for any offense. That certainly was not my intention - I was trying to help. However, I would like to read your thoughts on the substance of my response. Thanks.
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