This conversation is so misplaced. I'll justify this later, but for the record I agree with CoH's argument. My reasons are more selfish. My grandfather was set to invade, but my mother wasn't born until 1947. Need I say more?
An earlier post to this thread invoked the idea of 'total war'. I don't think the idea of total war has been given proper consideration. Food rationing, metal drives, rubber drives, buy War Bonds here, etc. Our modern understanding of what we call war is idiotic. How many people actually give a shit about the young people that are still getting killed in Iraq or Afghanistan? Only those that are related. I can smell the apathy.
This is the same apathy given in regards to the hundreds of civilians killed by drones in Pakistan and Yemen. Our government calls these poor souls 'collateral damage', but reserves condemnation for the death of our innocent civilians.
To declare a war on terror and then act indignant when we take casualties is fuck all stupid.
An earlier post to this thread invoked the idea of 'total war'. I don't think the idea of total war has been given proper consideration. Food rationing, metal drives, rubber drives, buy War Bonds here, etc. Our modern understanding of what we call war is idiotic. How many people actually give a shit about the young people that are still getting killed in Iraq or Afghanistan? Only those that are related. I can smell the apathy.
This is the same apathy given in regards to the hundreds of civilians killed by drones in Pakistan and Yemen. Our government calls these poor souls 'collateral damage', but reserves condemnation for the death of our innocent civilians.
To declare a war on terror and then act indignant when we take casualties is fuck all stupid.
