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Khadr pled guilty to the murder of Christopher Speer. On October 29, 2010, despite the prosecution psychiatrist testifying that he showed no signs of remorse,[31] Khadr apologized to the widow of Speer for the pain he had caused her. Khadr also said his eight years in prison had taught him "the beauty of life".[32] Defence attorney Lieutenant Colonel Jon Jackson made a passionate argument to the war crimes tribunal sentencing panel saying that Khadr had no option but to fight in the gun battle: "Omar Khadr was a lawful target but he didn't have the right to fight back," Jackson said.[33] On October 31, 2010, Khadr was sentenced to eight more years in custody in accordance with the plea agreement which was unsealed after the military sentencing jury recommended that he should serve 40 years
Originally posted by pointr97
Like Vietnam, you are asking the wrong group. Soldiers took an oath to obey lawful order, pose your question to the commander in chief.
Originally posted by pointr97
Like Vietnam, you are asking the wrong group. Soldiers took an oath to obey lawful order, pose your question to the commander in chief.
Originally posted by freedomSlave
Originally posted by pointr97
Like Vietnam, you are asking the wrong group. Soldiers took an oath to obey lawful order, pose your question to the commander in chief.
So that means they must throw ethics and reasoning out the window What if they were ordered to jump off a cliff by commanding officer they are bound by law to do so ?
Originally posted by watchitburn
Sure a lot of the guys buy the crap that is being fed to them by MSM. But you also have to remember. That people do what they do. Carpenters build stuff, artists create art, and soldiers fight battles.Just because the reasons are BS or you disagree with it, those guys are not going to stop doing what they do.
I agree with you I think everyone is trying to survive and the people of the region too.
But no one is out there trying to kill civilians, they are over their trying to survive.
Originally posted by jacknast76
Well I gave you a star before I finished reading your racist post. Wish I could take it back. They are over there saving us from the crazy BROWN guys. Also so a turd like yourself can be a racist #.
Originally posted by Rastus3663
The answer to your question is whatever the government says we are protecting you from. Personally I never gave a damn what the reason behind the war was or is currently. The only thing that ever concerned concerns me was that I signed a contract to perform a service and fulfilling that obligation allowed me to support my family.
It sounds like you've been talking to some wanna be heroes that think everyone should praise them for wearing a uniform. They turn my stomach almost as much as people who rant about what I should be doing as a soldier or the cowards that proclaim "the vets should rise up against the government".
Originally posted by pointr97
My point was stated simply in a fashion that those that question the weapon for what the shooter does can understand.
Being a West Point grad, I know a bit about ethics, morality, and combat command. These men and women do a tough job, one that very few actually understand. They fight, bleed, and die to protect us from what the powers at be tell them to fight against. When you question their ethics, put yourself in their shoes. Yes, problems do happen, situations devolve into a pure mess. Yet I question you who question them for following an order given by their boss, how would you react when the bullets start flying?
They believe in the constitution, they believe in the command structure, they have to believe in these things to shoot at another individual. They do not kill for pleasure or money, they kill because they believe it is the right thing to do for the greater good. If a solider, any soldier does not believe in the cause they stand behind, the battle is lost before it begins. Duty, Honor, Country.
It is easy to arm chair quarterback the senate, or the president, yet unless you know what it is like to see your peer or worse, your soldiers shot and killed; you cannot begin to preach to them. Debate with them all you want, but they again are trying to defend an order given to them by their lawfully elected government. You have a problem with that government, vote them out. However, until then, do not take it out on men and women that i know will stand beside us against them when they finally do cross that constitutional line. And it will be those individuals who love freedom to the point of death that will make a stand not beside us but in front of us to protect us from enemies both foreign and domestic. While your private contractors and corrupt police are taking constant actions to limit your freedoms.
Remember who is there defending and not taking.edit on 8-10-2012 by pointr97 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by freedomSlave
Originally posted by pointr97
My point was stated simply in a fashion that those that question the weapon for what the shooter does can understand.
Being a West Point grad, I know a bit about ethics, morality, and combat command. These men and women do a tough job, one that very few actually understand. They fight, bleed, and die to protect us from what the powers at be tell them to fight against. When you question their ethics, put yourself in their shoes. Yes, problems do happen, situations devolve into a pure mess. Yet I question you who question them for following an order given by their boss, how would you react when the bullets start flying?
They believe in the constitution, they believe in the command structure, they have to believe in these things to shoot at another individual. They do not kill for pleasure or money, they kill because they believe it is the right thing to do for the greater good. If a solider, any soldier does not believe in the cause they stand behind, the battle is lost before it begins. Duty, Honor, Country.
It is easy to arm chair quarterback the senate, or the president, yet unless you know what it is like to see your peer or worse, your soldiers shot and killed; you cannot begin to preach to them. Debate with them all you want, but they again are trying to defend an order given to them by their lawfully elected government. You have a problem with that government, vote them out. However, until then, do not take it out on men and women that i know will stand beside us against them when they finally do cross that constitutional line. And it will be those individuals who love freedom to the point of death that will make a stand not beside us but in front of us to protect us from enemies both foreign and domestic. While your private contractors and corrupt police are taking constant actions to limit your freedoms.
Remember who is there defending and not taking.edit on 8-10-2012 by pointr97 because: (no reason given)
ww1 ww2 I would of signed up draft or I agree and can justify these wars . Maybe I am wrong about how your military work when troops are being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan . are they being forced to go because your government is at war if I am wrong tell me . As I said in my OP no one has flat out answered the question what are we being saved from when we cant even avoid home grown terrorism . I just feel this is a pointless front for war .