reply to post by FreedomXisntXFree
The battlefield MUST BE controlled. Whether you like it or not, there are much worse people out there that prefer warfare to peace. It is those people
that must be stood against. I'm not against the notion that war is a racket, I know it is first and foremost. I participate in it because while the
profiteers will profiteer, the side-effect (the reason soldiers like me fight) is that some good can come from it. And that good is stopping the worst
among us from controlling the battlefield.
We are NOT alone in prosecuting warfare. Many others would make warfare much worse than we ever could in the scope of things.
I am not anti-war, for a long time I was, and then I began to find out and understand the true nature of our enemies abroad, and I did not like what I
found.
For what it's worth, I believe we are the only thing left to stand between what much greater evil is out there. You'll have to forgive me for my
stance. All people have their place on this Earth. Some are peacemakers some are not. Both have their worth depending on what they fight for, and what
manner of "peace" is being made.

