by andri_cy » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:44 pm
LOL The women and the man in uniform fetish. I find nothing cool about a man in uniform. I see them as any other man in the universe:self-centered and self-satisfying(OK guys just joking). Men in uniform do not impress me, maybe because my brother is one of them. A lot of women think men in uniform are perfect picture of what a man should be like. That's their right. Anyway, unfortunately, I too believe that army is a necessary evil, but as a defense mechanism. I sympathize with GG and her need to stand up for her country, but she is a minority in her own right. The majority of the Americans, just like the rest of the world, cannot understand why we are even there fighting this war. Yes, Saddam was a bad guy, but I think we went kind of cowboy crazy after 9/11 using that as a license to kill everyone we don't like. 9/11 is not an excuse to fall down to those people's level and start killing indiscriminately like they did.
Back to the army discussion. I believe that all countries need armies to defend with. I believe mandatory army service teaches responsibility and matures men. I also believe that it should be shorter than 26 months. I believe that once a family sends a son to the army the second son should serve half the time and the third-if there is on, should be exempt altogether. These of course, are my personal views.