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Originally Posted by The_Rorschach
They are there to ensure the continuance of our liberties and freedoms. Underpaid, overworked and never appreciated while alive, I find it distasteful that even in death their civilian peers can find no appreciation for the sacrifice and effort made on their behalf.
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I think you're reading into things that aren't there. Nobody here said it was a good thing that soldiers died in Iraq. Nor does anybody consider them expendable.
However, this was a WAR. I opposed it, and most on this board opposed it. Most didn't want ANYBODY to die in a war, much less our own soldiers. But war did take place, it was a victory, and the combined death toll of civilians AND soldiers was kept at a minimal level. Most soldiers have in fact died since the President declare the end of combat. But these men and women also understood the risks they'd be taking when entering the military. Of course they didn't want to die, but they understood that they very well may. To enlist in the military and not even consider the possibility would be naive.
I am of the opinion that we must keep troops there, we must nation build, and we must see this thing through. It is perfectly logical to have been opposed to the war and supportive of the "occupation." I want us to rebuild Iraq, I want us to help them become a liberal democracy, free from theological extremism and terrorism. To abandon the country now would be as short-sighted as pulling out of Afghanistan was over 20 years ago.