you have some pretty nasty things to say about people like me and people who have actually fought in combat or even served without fighting in or near a combat zone.
to say that i have no concept of war is insulting. i have thought about it, i have heard stories about it here and from personal long time friends, and i have some concept of it, without ever having actually been there.
and to say that those who have been there were just using it as an 'adult playground' is insulting to those that have served.
more insults AND innuendos, as you call them.
and as highlighted, a near death wish on people just for having beliefs differing from yours.
i'm glad your on paul's side, not my side.
Just because one may perceive my claim that "war is just a facade and that of a playground for many adult men", does not make it an insult. Reality and truth are not insults, thus they shouldn't be taken as one. If it's not the soldiers playing, it's the politicians. Either way, someone is always facilitating war from the mindset of "this is a game".
I know a few soldiers and not one of them are in the military for the principle of protecting this country. They are either in the military as a job in order to collect a paycheck, or to "play war". Of course this doesn't mean that a lot of soldiers haven't fought out of the principle of protecting this country, because many have.
Almost all wars are the consequence of a lack of diplomacy and in the grand scheme of things, caused over petty disagreements.
Me stating that "I would love to drop them off in the heart of Africa among the rebels with no food or clothes on their backs, then see how much shit they talk" is not an insult or an innuendo. It's simply a wish I have upon those who either seek war, or do not have any regard for the repercussions of war. If most sane men were to realize such a situation, it would change their minds if they had such disregard for what life really is, and in return they may realize how useless most war really is.
I'll never wish near death experiences upon those who do not share my beliefs, but I will always wish near death experiences on those who have no regard for life and war, in the hopes that such an experience would wash away their ignorance. One who has no regard for life, is not worth their own life.