tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136818433393147797.post3019230096632851499..comments2023-11-17T03:51:50.531-06:00Comments on enlightened rogue: Why? Random thoughts while considering the perplexing world of military rationalismEnlightened Roguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15149639674145482725noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136818433393147797.post-79937814371842986452008-07-28T02:40:00.000-05:002008-07-28T02:40:00.000-05:00Thank you Roger!!!The Vietnam war, much like the w...Thank you Roger!!!<BR/>The Vietnam war, much like the war in Iraq is senseless. It is my belief, that the real heroes are the men and women who resist war.<BR/>The reasons America has engaged in most of its wars has not been to establish a democratic government, but to benefit American oil interests or international banking or other forms of war profiteering. In the words of General Smedley Butler, US Marines, who was twice awarded the medal of honor by Congress, "War is a racket. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives." He also stated that while new billionaires and millionaires are being born out of this profit, the general public shoulders the horrible bill in lives, shattered minds and back-breaking taxation for generations.pitcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11476834935564507570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136818433393147797.post-8923692944847757352008-07-28T02:09:00.000-05:002008-07-28T02:09:00.000-05:00Thank you RogerRecent American history is full of ...Thank you Roger<BR/>Recent American history is full of unilateral preemptive military strikes against defenseless nations and innocent civilians , a racket in which profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives. As Smedley Butler, a former general for the US marines who was twice awarded the Medal of Honors states, " Americans will shoulder the horrible bill in lives, shattered minds and back breaking taxation for generations to come." In recent wars, the real reasons for inciting wars has been for the benefit of international banking , American oil interest and other big corporations. Especially in this time of illegal war, and voluntary military , support our troops is nothing more than a cliche.pitcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11476834935564507570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136818433393147797.post-22404206692382416722008-07-25T21:58:00.000-05:002008-07-25T21:58:00.000-05:00right on sir, have have made some good points and ...right on sir, have have made some good points and have, poured some salt in some real sore wounds, but truths you do speak and written of, I am an vietnam vet myself and I can tell you that most gi's in nam could have give a shit less rather the war was won or lost they we're just trying to live out an sentence the goverment had given them, military service or jail, and I love the article you did on "ma" cain it was great, keep up the good workAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12584650220422928820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3136818433393147797.post-40583967983750878812008-07-25T13:18:00.000-05:002008-07-25T13:18:00.000-05:00You blame the leaders, not the soldiers.You will n...You blame the leaders, not the soldiers.<BR/>You will never know how many attacks they may have stopped on this country. That's a good enough reason to fight.<BR/>--Your argurment reaches the peak of hypocrisy:<BR/>You want soldiers to do jail time by going back on their enlistments, but you yourself will not put your life on the line for liberty? What do you do all day? Do you fight for American Ideals and values? <BR/>--Were soldiers that died in the Revolutionary War failures? Where is the line drawn?<BR/>--Soldiers are the reason you can be a poor journalist/photographer.<BR/>They are part of the reason we don't fear perpetual attacks on this country.<BR/>--Yes we could have sat on our hands after 9/11, but sometimes there is a time to show people there are consequences for your actions.(and it's a 2 way street I realize that..)JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04213688821472446554noreply@blogger.com