ANDY ROONEY WAR & WARRIORS

[icdrrose]

Thank you,Tanfouk. I stand corrected and appreciate your insight. Dr.Rose

[tanfouk]

A bit off-topic, but I wish the word "warrior" would stop being applied to living people. I was in the Army from '81 through '92, was shot at and shot back, but nobody ever called us "warriors."  I think this term is a recruiting tool aimed at kids who grew up playing video games. Warriors have cool armor, wounds that magically heal, and a dramatic soundtrack, but soldiers just get dirty, exhausted, scared, and disabled or dead.

[TheKillerKlok]

As someone who put some serious thought into joining the military. I found this video to be pretty interesting. Without a clear reasoning, I couldn't justify to myself handling a gun.

But I find it damn hard to condemn someone for following orders, and doing their job.

[HardRawRocknRoll]

people are ignorant of the fact that if it wasn't for these men they wouldn't be able to speak ill of them

[icdrrose]

Thanks, gents. We need to give our emotional support to those who are there so we aren't. We don't have to agree on the validity of the war to let them know we honor them.

[lemonheartfly]

agreed

[xander55577]

well said.