tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post5952988059724111843..comments2024-03-28T16:31:54.494-04:00Comments on Borepatch: The Temple of Janus is open for businessBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-88167078775153440122018-01-18T17:22:12.651-05:002018-01-18T17:22:12.651-05:00That's the beauty of the all-volunteer militar...That's the beauty of the all-volunteer military-- the entire thing rides on the back of those who choose to join. With a draft, there'd be a lot more pushback on this series of endless wars.<br /><br />(According to the VA's system, we've been at war since 1990.)Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-50596292513573456942018-01-18T14:16:02.173-05:002018-01-18T14:16:02.173-05:00I hear this 'endless war' stuff and for th...I hear this 'endless war' stuff and for the vets that got chewed up in that, it's completely understandable. But, that's the thing about empire: if you want to have foreign interests, assets, and concerns you had better be able to defend them, particularly in the third world. Over there the only absolutes in life are famine, pestilence - and war.<br /><br />And it may be true that all war is about is money and power ... but in today's world, I honestly can't think of a more moral nation in the world than America to control it. I can think of any number of alternates that make me shudder.<br /><br />With Americans, as with Romans - if a fella is smart he can make a buck for himself after he renders unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's. <br />Glen Filthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256741311142364722noreply@blogger.com