Hell no, just the bull**** that Gramps signed up for some ultra noble reason and so no one should ever say that a country going to war over greedy rich corporate needs is a bad thing even when that's the only reason the country is at war. If anything, Gramps went to war to avoid being seen as a pussy, an escape from poverty or because he was some what unbalanced and felt the need to kill others without all the hassle of being guilty of it.
Ask a politician why they are a politician and they will tell the public it's their way of serving their country and making the world a little better. If they know you're a politician and have a had a few, they wink and nod and say nice pension too.
While it's understandable that Jbee is posting stuff with an uncomfortable focus at times when we trot out the Vets for a quick feel good photo op moment, he bang on the money when it comes to foreign policy. Let corporations dictate meddling in a foreign country that costs lives and livelihood, and you have to expect some sort of blow back. How would you feel if China for example, sent Chinese workers to Canada to harvest trees at an alarming rate, shipping it back to China and making the Liberal party the only allowable government in Canada by force? Would you smile and watch the forests go or would you speak up? Now if that stand you took resulted in everyone but a couple of the people who lived in your town were killed by a Chinese funded, armed and supported military, would you do anything about it since you have no family left alive, no job except hauling logs to the ships for transport?
Or would you be a terrorist and go shoot some Chinese down at the bar?
