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Every war is to directly defend the US, in one way or another
War is Hell, all of then are - who's got an answer to stop them all?
My step-dad was born in 1908, joined the Army before he was 18, fought in North Africa. My dad fought in Korea. I'm sure that they did not stop thinking about their families and friends through it all, but they had a mission and did not shirk it. My first fiancé is still missing in Viet Nam - he was just as frightened, and so was I. Every 'conflict' has sacrificed people, and those left at home handled it as best as possible. Now we call it 'post-traumatic stress syndrome' and it hits every one of us involved, in uniform or out. How would the world have looked like with people like Hitler as a 'winner'? How is our future going to look like? Nobody's sure, but it's not the time to be passive with things like the current terrorism, and other threats, no matter from where. Most need the reassurance that it will not be tolerated. Ask those in New York how they feel. Why do so many Vietnamese and Koreans immigrate? And now, there are Germans who want to leave their own country because things are getting 'hot' and no longer a 'free ride'. There is no solution, but passivity until it comes to your own backyard is not the answer, and neither is running away.
What do we try to teach our kids when they are 'bullied' in school? Most of us try to instill courage, or some want to fight their battles for them. Not all arguments big or small are 'fair'. Ask a Viet Nam veteran who the 'real' enemy was.