Irish,
I'm sorry about your friend.
Actually, I'm saddened by all the victims of war. There are far too many.
I wish no disrepect for those that chose to serve our country, and I hope they return safely.
I hope Danzig's son is safe and returns whole. Danzig explained his good motives.
I read that, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions".
Unfortunately, my experience has been somewhat clouded. My dad had two purple hearts. He suffered from the wounds for the rest of his life. That doesn't include waking up in the middle of the night to deal with the after effects of malaria.
My brother served also. I didn't mention his involvement.
Lets just say, he participated for "noble reasons", as do many others.
He has "mental scars".
I'm very happy that "agent orange", something that claimed a few of my friends later, (horrible deaths and two birth defects later), is not currently used. It does trouble me that when the full effects of using depleted uranium's are evidenced in future years, the tragedies will continue.
Irish, please do all you can to inform those that see the "glory" of it all to realize what I've said above. "Nothing good comes from war."
And when they tell you how "necessary" it is...it means they've not seen the real consequences.
There are ways to deal with people that disagree with you besides attacking,
hating, and killing. Talking is a good place to begin.
Peace!
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