Originally Posted by BigRed

I don't agree with this person with regards to not giving a crap if the soldiers are being killed and/or wounded.

However, that being said, there is something interesting to be discussed here: The worship in our culture of the soldier. It is odd. Adds more credibility to the fact that we are a warrior nation and hold the soldier to high esteem.

And I can't say I support the troops because if I don't support the politician for sending the troops to a destination for an objective I don't agree with, I can't support the people performing the actual action of it. I know I will get heat for it, but I don't really care. People have been brought up to love the soldier know matter what and that is just wrong. I cannot support a people that willfully engage in something fundamentally incorrect and immoral.

Going back to an early discussion, a standing military is not necessary. Regular Americans could easily thwart almost any invasion. As for regular threats from rogue nations or aggressive nations, the mere fact that we could kill every man, woman and child anywhere on this Earth; well let's just say I don't think anyone would mess with us.

Terrorist attacks are a bit different. But a standing army won't thwart that either. Foreign policy changes will.

Nonetheless, back to the original intent of my post. I don't wish death upon soldiers by any means. But I also don't wish death upon innocent civilians.