U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with Ghosn escape from Japan

Re:U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with ... by hpoe on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @12:41PM (#23248946)

So I'll offer a counterpoint. Maybe what they were doing and the hands moving them weren't honorable but many of these guys joined because they did believe that they were going to defend freedom, they were going to serve their country, and they were going to protect innocents. Now whether or not that's what they actually ended up doing is a question for open debate.

But these guys did believe in what they were doing, and they made huge sacrifices for it, including being willing to lay down their own lives. So maybe the overall operation being conducted wasn't honorable, however in my mind at least, what they were willing to sacrifice for what they believed was right, is something commendable.

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Re:U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with ... by colinmhayes on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @01:15PM (#23249326)

I don't think being ignorant is a valid excuse. Anyone paying attention from 2003ish onward can see that the US military in its current state is not honorable. Signing up because you're too naive to see that doesn't make you honorable.

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Re:U.S. arrests former Green Beret, son, in connection with ... by ianleeclark on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @02:24PM (#23250078)

> But these guys did believe in what they were doing, and they made huge sacrifices for it, including being willing to lay down their own lives. So maybe the overall operation being conducted wasn't honorable, however in my mind at least, what they were willing to sacrifice for what they believed was right, is something commendable.

So did the Nazis.

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