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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla
My commitment to human liberty is not rattled by casualties. Not by any casualties in any amount -- for I know what freedom is worth, and know whose blood is shed to water Liberty's tree. You, OTOH, seem to know something of the cost, but not of the worth. You could stand to take a leaf from my book. I doubt you have the courage to manage it, but it would rid you of the moral cowardice I see in your position here.
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So tell us how democracy is flourishing in Vietnam. We literally used every military resource (except nuclear) to democratize a country that did not want nor would fight for democracy. Instead they wanted independence. So clearly your vision of liberty is proven by Vietnam.
Clearly democracy is flourishing in Haiti where democracy is also being forced upon the nation. And Somalia?
By now one can appreciate why enlisted men are both dumb and directed. We need such cannon fodder in the front lines. But the lessons of history are lost on these militaristic types. No problem. Knowing why would only keep them from grasping their enlisted man job.
A nation cannot have liberty and democracy forced upon it. That nation must earn those rights. Only fools still claim that the US can force democracy on nations such as in the Middle East and Central Asia. Fools who fail to first learn basic history or even the purpose of war.
Fools said we would save Vietnam when it did not want to be saved. And so those fools even lied to us until they were exposed by the Pentagon Papers. Urbane Guerrilla talks just like Gen William Westmoreland. He would have fit perfectly in late 1960s America - when America foolishly thought we could force democracy and liberty on other nations. When smarter people said Westmoreland, et al were wrong, Urbane Guerrilla types would then insult the better educated. Somehow insults and claims of military service are a replacement for knowledge, education, and intelligence. Deja Vue.
I once thought Americans would learn from the mistakes of Vietnam. Apparently enlisted men need not learn history. They just know better. It explains why enlisted men are not officers. Officers are now required to learn the lessons of history.