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Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil
I don't see how you can sign a piece of paper and think you don't have to follow the obligations set forth in it. Do you people have no personal pride?
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Yeah props, I agree with this.
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Originally Posted by AaronKnight
Violence as a reaction to violence is sending us in a infinite loop. It isn't helping us here, it isn't helping the people in Iraq and in Afghanistan (who at least had some infrastructure prior to our bombs, unlike they have now for the most part), and all we're doing at the moment is alienating those we should be begging forgiveness from and/or asking for help.
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Yeeeeaaaahhhh...right.
Anyway, aside from the obvious oversight on behalf of debate-ready-rebel-political high school students everywhere, people dont realize that proactivity is the essential key to preventing events like pearl harbor, embassy bombings, world trade center bombing, uss cole bombing, 9/11 attack on world trade center and Pentagon, and countless other significant events.
We could sit around on our hands with thumbs you know where, or we could scour the earth for our enemies (which in turn creates more, but that is something we have to just deal with). Peace, of course, is completely idealistic, but I assure you, as long as man survives, there will be war. I dont feel the need to quote every single famous ancient philosopher who agrees with me.
As a result of war, we need an Army. The purpose of the US Army, according to Department of the Army, is: to deter war, and if deterrance fails, to win in combat.
Having clearly established the need for an Army, we now need people to be in it. Most government established armed forces are volunteer, however some are mandatory, and some you have to join just to get a job or daily food (N Korea cough cough). In our Armed Forces, we have millions of volunteer patriots, who fight purely to fulfil a personal need to defend their nation as a symbol of everything they value or love. And some are just here for the college money, training, pay, or out of complete boredom blah blah blah.
Anyway, when not enough people join, and we need millions more to join, the Government says 'hey your living in my $@#$@#$@#$@# country, under my protection, we beat the $@#$@#$@#$@# brits to make you live free, now GO FIGHT!!' (sounds kind of like my dad when I lived under 'his house his rules' right?)
Anyway, that is why we have a draft. And if you dont like it, say 'screw this I'm moving to canada', like i have heard many young idealistic political activist cowards say.
Get a clue.
Good game.
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