| Stef
Keep posting - it makes for a lively forum!
What you have to consider though is that for many young men the army or the other services is their only option for a reasonably well paid career.
The scenario they are now involved in is just about the worst one possible for them to deal with.
You don't know who is the enemy and my personal view is that if this is how he wants to fight then you take the fight to him and fight on his level. Quarter given? If you are sure he is a bad guy then use summary justice.
I would encourage my son to join the T.A. as a front line soldier as I think life is a risk anyway and I now realise that I missed my vocation in life and want him to explore as many career options as he can. If he then decided on an army career then I would support him fully.
As to whether this is a just war - I honestly don't know but I have studied the first and second world wars and can tell you that if I was a front line soldier I would be very upset if the people back home did not support me while I was risking my life in Iraq.
Also a point to consider is that these soldiers may well be '' drawing fire '' away from this country and protecting us indirectly by becoming targets in Iraq instead of the terrorists coming here to attack us.
Phil  |