@Moltz92 said:
That is very alarming to hear. Prayers and thoughts go out to friends and family of the soldiers. Much respect to **these soldiers who do their part every day in fighting for our country**.
My thoughts and well wishes go out to the family and friends that have lost their father, son, husband, lover, brother, uncle, cousin, and best mates in this senseless conflict over the years, i understand what you must be going through, ive been there.
That's the horrible thing about this Moltz92 and the biggest thing people need to get their heads around. I dont want to take a shot at you for what you said but just talk about your statement in a general way. What you just said, although the sentiment was intended as good natured i find it appalling people think this way. It simply isn't true. Ive lost a great mate, a brother of mine due to war and have a greater insight into this mess then some replies on here. I lived in the Middle East between 2005 - 2008\. I traveled extensively through Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan and some border cities of Iraq. The whole place is a cluster &*%$ of a mess and there just isnt a solution in sight, at least not for the next couple of generations anyway. The Middle East is the modern version of Indochina circa 1960's in terms of an unwinable war.
In this part of the world there just simply isnt any desire to come together as a society and move forward as one peoples. Too much history of in house fighting that these current generations will never let go of, thus lies the problem. When will the paradigm shift occur? certainly not in my lifetime. Im not sure when this will happen and nobody is but one thing i am certain of is our soldiers are not fighting for my country. The media can pump it up all it wants just like they did in the 50's and 60's….. "we must go to Korea/Vietnam and stop the advance of the Reds". Utter propaganda rubbish. The taliban, terrorist organisations, religious fundamentalists arent knocking down my parents front door in Newcastle. OUR soldiers are fighting for other countries and other peoples which makes their sacrifice all the more heroic and yet so utterly futile that they are fighting for peoples that lack the desire or will for change, they simply do not appreciate the sacrifice of the fallen soldiers fighting in their country on their behalf. It sickens me to tears and the sooner our soldiers come home, the sooner the Afghanies will be forced to move ahead as a nation and not be mollycoddled by "western" nations.
