Supporting the Troops End the War Options

[Kontroll]

It baffles me when I see these bumper stickers that say 'Support the Troops End the War.' Is that really supporting the troops? Also, we are not in a war right now. We are in a conflict. Congress never declared war on Iraq, Afganistan, or any other countries since 9.11.

The mentality of the men and women in the service is so extreme, especially in the army and marines, that anyone whose never experienced it, really has no say that has any value. It's like a gym teacher trying to teach philosophy. You have to understand that most of the soldiers in Iraq or any other neighboring countries wanted to be there. That's why they signed up. They are taught to be prepared at all times to go to war. It's a soldiers profession to kill. It's their mission.

Saying that, if we don't support their mission, how can we support the people that are carrying it out? It doesn't make any sense. If you've got people back home saying that the war is stupid and wrong, then that is affecting the soldiers because now they have their leaders telling them what they need to do, and others telling them it's wrong. If anything, we should support the conflict.

That's the great thing about a voluntary military. No one forces you to join. And if some body does force you, then it's your fault that you went forth and gave the oath. They ask you right then and there if anyone is forcing you to join, speak now.

In conclusion, those opposed to the current conflict are only creating more damage to society and other societies. If we have any chance of getting out of the Middle East any faster the best thing to do is support our President and his choices. That's how our country made it through WWII. People decided to participate by building weapons and giving food to the troops. They donated money. Until Pearl Harbor we shouldn't have had any involvement, but the American citizens decided that it would be in the best interest to do something instead of talking about it negatively.

Please give me your comments.

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^whatever the hell that means, its pretty gay.

Afghanistan. That was the original target. We then decided to attack Saddham over the dreaded "WMD's." Uh oh people. The fact is that we're there, doesn't matter why, the only thing that matters now is how long. The country is split down the middle on the topic of War. Liberals hate war and protest, Conservatives love war and support. It all boils down to what's best for the economy, because in our modern times that is really all that matters. Our involvement in WWII took us out of our greatest depression, our involvement in this war just might bring us back into one. War used to be a money making machine, but no longer since the advent of computers and factories run by machines. When computers build war technology faster and more efficiently than humans, there is no profit for our country. Where is the profit of War now?

In the oil.

I'll be the first to admit I hate that we are at war, especially in a country that we shouldn't have been in in the first place. However, to remain a "superpower" and our dominating status as the greatest country in the world we need to control the resource in highest demand. So what is best? What is best in the long run?

Economists want what is best for the country.
Libertarians want what is best for the world.

It is impossible to choose the most beneficial choice because what benefits one group does not benefit another. It is the problem, the first problem, as old as existence. There are two sides to every problem, two sides to every debate. There is never a problem with one specific solution(unless you count mathematics, but we're not, we're talking ethics) that everyone can agree upon. Moral problems come down to majority decision, economical problems come down to what creates the highest capital.

Basically, we don't want to be in Iraq, but we need to be there. We need to keep our standard of living in this country, our multi-million dollar movies, our billions of dollars a year spent on bottled water when countries in Africa don't even have running water. We need our Hot Pockets and our Next Top Model shows, and this will be our eventual downfall.

A solitary killer, the firetruck stalks it's prey. The firetruck can consume eight times it's bodt weight. (horn blares) The ambulances will have to wait their turn.