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Originally Posted by kronas
ok, in that case why be a soldier at all ? you want to shoot people ? legally ?
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I really think you should find reasons for people who sign up to the armed forces. I have friends in the army and Royal Marines and reasons they signed up were:
1. Travel - get postings around the world
2. Adventure/Sports
3. A career for life
4. Serving their counrty
Once the invasion of Afghanistan and later Iraq happened, reasons for them staying is that they are there for the guys around them, not wanting to let them down. I don't think you can dismiss the loyalty soldiers have to their mates and the regiment as a whole. It is after all the reasoning behind the regiments.
I think, if you are to blame anyone for the wars then blame yourself, you are part of a system that has elected the government that embarked on and has continued their policy in Iraq and Afghanistan. All the soldiers are doing is obeying the orders of the politcial masters that you (and the rest of us here as a collective) re-elected. We cannot have a situation where the military decide where and when to fight, they must always be subservient to the elected government.
As for Harry fighting in Afghanistan, I think its great he has managed to serve his country, and admire him and all other members of the armed forces who do a tough job for little, if any thanks.