I’ve never really understood the concept of the military, no disrespect intended to any service men past or present, to their families or friends. It just seems such a crazy idea that we employ people to kill others we don’t know, we have no beef with, and whose only crime is inhabiting a particular geographical location.
If governments want to wage war, why don’t they wage it on each other?
What has it got to do with the citizenry? Do you want to bankroll some poor bugger being blown to bits as he leaves work to go home to his family, or some ordinary joe soap as he brings his kids to school? Do you really?
If rules for war can be agreed upon, why not rules against war? If we can decide who the world’s best athletes are through competition, why not decide who wins the war in a game of Risk? Is it really more complicated than that?
Yeah, I know, I’m not really that silly. Those were rhetorical questions. We already know the answer. Filthy lucre.
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