self censorship

[NLSoldier]

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"The truth is that people who pull triggers are ultimately responsible, whether they're following orders or not. An army of people making individual moral choices may be inefficient, but an army of people ignoring their morality is horrifying."

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Maybe I'm just not paying enough attention but I was under the impression that the biggest complaint against the war is the unneccesary loss of american lives. wouldnt american soldiers not pulling the trigger merely increase the amount of them that die? I guess you could argue that if no soldiers would fight then bush would have been forced to pull out or never send them in the first place, but then what happens when there is a legit threat and it is left up to a bunch of enlisted people to decide if their morality tells them whether they should fight or not.

fwiw i supported the war at the beginning and no longer do, but i do know that i am still sure as hell am glad that its not me thats over there and that if it was me i sure as hell wouldnt want my fellow americans blaming me for doing my job.