Reply #11: No need to feel sorry for me, but thanks anyway. We may have a voluntary [View All]

[peacebaby3]

military. but once you are signed up you cannot just quit. That is called being AWOL and you will go to prison. Many people joined the military not knowing that their government would use it to invade and occupy another country.

I have never once said anything about the German soldiers in WWII. In fact, I feel the same way about them as I do the American soldiers of today. Many of them were just trying to survive (including the current Pope) and had no choice. Even if they were willing to die themselves, they would have had to worry about their families and what would have happened to them.

It's all a matter of perspective. If you had a family member who had been sent there to fight, you would love and care about them regardless of whether you supported the "war." Why are there prominent victims? Tell that to Cindy Sheehan who lost her son in this horrible war. Tell her that her son's life meant less because of his government's actions.

All life is precious.