But the concept
>of a profession who's basic
>purpose is to kill other
>men when instructed, I find
>questionable, to say the least.
should you not shoot to kill that enemy when faced with him, he WILL kil you

>No, but neither will they kill
>anybody. In fact, generally they
>enhance life.
>
don't you see that the military IS here to enhance your life? yours in particular? should you be trapped in another country, say, Iraq, or Iran, somne corn fed kid from Nebraska willget theorder to come in there, and escort you out...

>That is one part of the
>historical building of my freedom.
>However, the army certainly did
>not fight to end the
>legality of slavery in the
>French Caribbean colonies. Plus, on
>a day-to-day basis, the police
>assures my safety and freedom.

tangent 1: had our ancestors in Africa been more protective and less civil (aka peace minded) there would have been no slavery, because we would not have stood for it...and the police are basically a para-military group
>
>
>Oh, so that's what Tianemen Square
>was about?

yes, that is exactly what Tianamen Square was about...a group of civilians wanted freedom to expressthemselves and a totalitarian government against the people was not having it...in America you can do what you want to, scream, holler, rant and rave, burn the flag on the WHite House lawn if you want too...go try any of the above in China, tell me the results, thats if your fingers work after they pull your nails out...I'm not too
>sure armies insure peace.

no disrespect but this is nonsense...Armies do insure peace, just as bodyguard insures his client doesn't become the victim of harm...c'mon now!

>How does that sit with your
>"burn anything public to the
>ground sentiment?"
>
dont take my remarks out of context, i said that if the choice was to be made, i would sacrifice a public place before any private prorperty

should they be given the chance, i KNOW there are examples...when your lets say mother is murdered, by some psychopathic bastards like the Manson family, and you go berzerk and murder every last one of the those responsible...would a jury convict?

>It might be honorable, but I
>believe that there are far
>more honorable professions. Shit, how
>many hours do hospital interns
>work? How many teachers end
>up with nervous breakdowns? They
>might not have guns pointed
>at them, but I still
>find them more honorable (as
>a profession, there are assholes
>everywhere), far more honorable than
>being a soldier.
>
do they run the risk of DEATH?