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> "We pay soldiers hazard pay, and I don't think it's 10 times the base pay." Right, and we pay soldiers extra to be in hazardous situations - yet when push co
by potatolicious 14y ago
> "We pay soldiers hazard pay, and I don't think it's 10 times the base pay."
Right, and we pay soldiers extra to be in hazardous situations - yet when push comes to shove we're still responsible for getting them out.
We don't leave people to die because we paid them and they knew the risks. We don't leave firefighters in burning buildings and we don't leave miners underground, either.
> "Well, then they should have hedged their bet."
I am not sure what mentality would inspire someone to look at a person facing torture, abuse, and eventual beheading, and say "welp, shoulda hedged your bets".
- revelation 14y agoIt only sounds that way because the original proposition is ridiculous. You become a traitor to your country for monetary gain and expect the invading force to change the peoples' sentiment? That has never worked, as far as I can tell. Instead, these people take the money and use it to relocate to a nicer place. If the country is still falling apart after the invasion, even more so.
- dia80 14y agoI would rather take the view that if you were brave enough to oppose the Taliban you are a patriot considering what the Taliban want for your country.
- a3n 14y agoWho's the traitor?
- WettowelReactor 14y agoCalling them a traitor is pretty preposterous. Your argument also seems to indicate that monetary gain is the only motivation for these folks doing what they do. It is possible that they are true patriots for their country fighting injustice at the cost of their own homes.