div wrote:The US did not go to Iraq for humanitarian reasons. The US did not go to Iraq to depose Saddam. The US defied the rest of the governing bodies of the world and attacked Iraq because George W Bush claimed that Iraq possesed weapons of mass destruction and the intent to use them. We are at war because of a lie. It's a simple, unarguable fact. Yes, I believe that pulling down Saddam was a good thing, and yes I believe that the troops are doing some good for the people of Iraq - but the fact of the matter is - WE SHOULD NOT BE OVER THERE. A thief that vacuums your carpet after breaking into your house and seizing all of your possesions is still a thief. We broke international agreements, laws, and treaties by invading Iraq. Instituting a draft to enable us to continue the illegal occupation of a country is obscene.
The military brainwashes it's members as a matter of course. The methods used in basic training and the (illegal) methods used by the CIA in the 60s and 70s are very similar. The military does this because they want blind, unthinking obediance out of their soldiers. Jay, I honestly mean no offense, but your statement of, "hey , if my country calls me , i will be there" is my case in point. If my country calls me, I feel it is my duty as a thinking, rational, human being to question why, and decide for myself if the reason is sufficient to justify me answering the call. As has been already pointed out - if you were German and living in Germany in March of 1935 (When Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription) would you be so proud now of answering your country and its leader's call?
Well said.