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delta17

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15. Can I make a respectful argument?

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 08:19 PM

Dec 2014

I think the idea is that soldiers are lawful combatants. Most people believe that a soldier can kill during war and come home and rejoin society. Few people would call John Kerry a murderer, and his squad leader said he "dispatched" an enemy soldier with his M-16.

OTOH, purposely killing and raping civilians during wartime is seen as cowardly and disgusting, and it serves no strategic purpose.

But yeah, anyone who says "It's war, too bad" probably is a chickenhawk.

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"Dangerous"? Yes. Smarmie Doofus Nov 2014 #2

I agree. People wouldn't take these shitty dangerous jobs if a safe one paid the same. lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #5

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i went to pick my daughter at a pool party at a rec center belzabubba333 Nov 2014 #11

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Some men reinforce this. delta17 Dec 2014 #14

This one is on the money lumberjack_jeff Nov 2014 #6

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Jokes like this (jokes that would be met with STIFF resistance Seeking Serenity Nov 2014 #8

Some others: chrisa Nov 2014 #9

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War deaths. Nuff said. Bonobo Nov 2014 #12

It's completely absurd. chrisa Nov 2014 #13

Can I make a respectful argument? delta17 Dec 2014 #15

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