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War IS disturbing. It's most certainly life-or-death for both sides, even when resources are asymmetric. When young men and women are forced to war against th
by payne92 9y ago
War IS disturbing.
It's most certainly life-or-death for both sides, even when resources are asymmetric.
When young men and women are forced to war against their will, they will find small ways to keep their own sanity and humanity -- they rest of us cannot possibly hope to relate.
- golergka 9y agoWhy necessarily "against their will"?
- quickacct 9y agoMost likely because of the draft in place during the Vietnam war for American soldiers and the necessity for military service among young Vietnamese men defending their homeland.
- golergka 9y agoI was under impression that this comment was talking about war in general, not only about Vietnam war.
- quickacct 9y agoI would argue that even voluntary service is just (or can be) as stressful as involuntary service. Many people join the military for the benefits or out of a sense of duty. You may find that sense of duty misplaced, but regardless of the reasons I'm guessing most young men don't join the military to become murderers and witness their friends getting torn apart. So yes, even voluntary servicemen must make light of the hell they're living in. EDIT: Just realized my comment kind of comes off as argumentative but I think we're in agreement on this one judging by your other comment.
- golergka 9y agoNow you're returning to another point of the comment I was replying to, which [point] I was not arguing against. I was only pointing out that a lot of people go to war out of their own free will.
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- paulddraper 9y agoWell, regardless of their will. Congress (or in jacked up cases, the President) decides where and when and with whom the US military wars, and its members are bound to follow.