"...We have killed 160k-180k of innocent civilians in Iraq since our invasion." ~ @calaber24p
" .. improvements in combat medicine are a major reason there are so few deaths in these current wars." ~ @blakemiles84
spot the cognitive dissonance. Wars are death.
It is unbelievably troubling to read anybody write "there are so few deaths in these current wars"
military apologist, please stop.
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I was responding directly to this, which is not cognitive dissonance, or me being an apologist.
There ARE relatively few deaths within the Allied militaries in comparison to Vietnam as @calaber24p mentioned and it is directly correlated with things like tourniquets and trauma medicine. I know this because I've trained in it.
Stop implying that I'm trying to justify war for the sake of ______, or whatever it is you think I'm trying to justify.
No more blanket assumptions Blake. You are correct Im jumping the gun (its a super soaker though)
But so you know, when you attribute the actions of the military to the current or past or even future presidential admins, realize those top generals, admirals, and bureaucrats are giving the orders, not taking them. Think tanks like whatever the PNAC freaks now call themselves meet at the Pentagram to discuss policy.
If we could vote out top generals, I'd be less critical of those at D.C.'s Pentagram office building. But we can't, they're there til they retire, and that's too long. There needs to be a turnover of fresh blood and ideas, because apparently they stick around so long they believe their own BS.
Here's one that tried like hell to go to war with Russia not long ago, a true "dog" of war. THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE STOPPED.
https://libertyblitzkrieg.com/2016/07/01/meet-the-general-who-tried-to-pressure-obama-into-world-war-3-with-russia/
Lets keep in mind the pres powers are 1) the veto pen, and 2) commander in chief of the armed forces. If part two was true, they wouldn't have faced down Bill Clinton (no matter what personal judgement call you and I may paint slick Willie as, neither of us like him), when he COMMANDED them to end banning homos in the military.
Instead they said, "we'll cut you a deal..." at that moment, Bubba shoulda said "ok then, all top generals and admirals can now go home... appoint your successor and scram!"
What do you think, seriously, would've happened if he'd done THE RIGHT THING?
(oops, there's another lone gunman...)
We cannot afford to convince ourselves we live in the same land of freedom and opportunity this may have once been.
This former nation now sits atop a GLOBAL EMPIRE and it ain't gonna go too good for very much longer unless the debts are cleared.
That would mean A NEW DOLLAR. A debt free one.
BTW, the Pope wants a global jubilee, rabbis are calling for their uber shemitah jubilee.... the only guys who are resisting are in NYC/DC/LONDON/BERLIN.
NATO is the reason we'll burst into flames rather than start fresh with the proverbial clean slate.
Yeah, that would be because ... DC'c Pentagram office building and the FREAKS that work there.