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Re:71% of Americans between 17 and 24 can’t meet the minimum... by iAMAGuest on Thursday October 19, 2017 @02:56AM (#15505968)
> The US foreign policy might be haphazard and misguided, but don’t you dare shit on the very real sacrifice these kids are making

Not to be ... well regarded as an ass, this is no longer the 1960s it might be time to rethink this line of thinking. Take modern day Iraq, was that worth the "sacrifice", what was the "sacrifice" actually for ?

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Re:71% of Americans between 17 and 24 can’t meet the minimum... by beingmyself2 on Thursday October 19, 2017 @11:20AM (#15508643)
You could extend this to almost any war the US has been involved in. Attacks on US soil (not counting terrorist actions) have been pretty rare. WW2 can be similarly deconstructed and the intentions found to be impure. Remember: USA does not get involved in wars for reasons of morality, despite what excuse they may present.
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