@tankerphil I have recently begun to doubt the wisdom of a volunteer army. If we still drafted people we would be involved in far fewer wars. The political outcry would be to great.
PebbledBeach, very well said. I find myself wondering the same thing quite often. I tend to believe that because there is such a small percentage of combat troops, there is no outcry for justice. I have experienced first hand the lack of empathy when I returned from Iraq. The notion of an "all volunteer military" creates an idea that multiple deployments, stop loss, etc., are acceptable since we (soldiers) have, at one point, volunteered.
Where are the Sassoons of today? The world hasn't changed - aloof politicians far removed from reality sending innocent young men to die for a cause they neither understand nor care for. It isn't their sons and daughters dying in Afghanistan etc - Siegfried was a hero to stand up to the Establishment. Today our resolve is weak - we are satiated in consumption - we care only for Nintendo and X-Factor!
What a great scene, profound, moving and thought-provoking. I really believe they should screen YIJones to all school-children as it is very informative.
wilfred owen should have been included, he was a superior wwI poet and died in the war
carringtonc79 6 months ago
1:44 a chubby john lennon? probably what he'd look like now if they did a remake of "How i won the war "
meganisationlubracat 1 year ago
@tankerphil I have recently begun to doubt the wisdom of a volunteer army. If we still drafted people we would be involved in far fewer wars. The political outcry would be to great.
vudu8ball 1 year ago
PebbledBeach, very well said. I find myself wondering the same thing quite often. I tend to believe that because there is such a small percentage of combat troops, there is no outcry for justice. I have experienced first hand the lack of empathy when I returned from Iraq. The notion of an "all volunteer military" creates an idea that multiple deployments, stop loss, etc., are acceptable since we (soldiers) have, at one point, volunteered.
tankerphil 2 years ago
Where are the Sassoons of today? The world hasn't changed - aloof politicians far removed from reality sending innocent young men to die for a cause they neither understand nor care for. It isn't their sons and daughters dying in Afghanistan etc - Siegfried was a hero to stand up to the Establishment. Today our resolve is weak - we are satiated in consumption - we care only for Nintendo and X-Factor!
PebbledBeach 2 years ago
What a great scene, profound, moving and thought-provoking. I really believe they should screen YIJones to all school-children as it is very informative.
PebbledBeach 2 years ago 2
bad hair day, I say!
Sassoon looks a treat, as always....yumm!
CaptainVandorian 3 years ago
dude like wheres the other part to this???
nativegerry335 3 years ago