I am EXTREMELY ANTI-WAR.
I will gladly tell you why ,
I am the son of a Marine and the single father of two young boys ages 12 &15.
Obviously I dont want my boys killing anybody, anywhere, anytime . As a matter of fact , one of the LAWS in my house since they could walk is"DO NOT HIT EACH OTHER OR ANYONE ELSE WITH ANYTHING, ANYTIME."
If they want to beat hell out of each other, ok as long as you use only your body parts. (hands and feet , head butts ok)
They know if they pick up an object, any object (even a pillow) that there ass is grass and I am the mower.
This arraingment has proven very effective (no stitches , no broken bones) and has been adopted by several of our neighbors once I pointed out the saftey benefits.
Next , We own and shoot guns. Handguns at targets and this year my oldest shot his first buck.!!
They have been shooting handguns since they each were 10. ( I have some great pictures if you want to see a 10 year old with an uzi.
BUT , with this responsibility comes RULES , The VERY FIRST thing is that guns are ONLY designed for one thing.KILLING
Let me say this again GUNS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR KILLING.!!!
Which brings us to the second rule of gun use and ownership IF YOU KILL IT ,YOU EAT IT (Grandpa bought them bb guns at the age of eight and the youngest one and one of the neighbor kids shot and killed a bird) , and your damn right I made them clean it and eat it. Well you can rest assured that removed any thoughts they had of shooting the neighbors dogs or cats. Actually now that I think about it I have never seen a dead aninimal anywhere in my neighborhood since that day.
Now let me tell you why I think wars of Aggression are wrong and I realize you may disagree. There seems to be several(maybe many) at kos who feel the same as me. So maybe by explaining myself (I am not trying to convert you,or expecting you to switch sides)we can gain a little insight and releive a little of the pressure.
The American military should be a form of DEFENSE to protect invaders from our shores, not a big bully used to go around the world imposing our way of life or beliefs on others.
America is supposed to be the land of the FREE where all PERSONS are created equal and endowed with CERTAIN inaliable rights.
This Freedom comes at a price , I must accept that your beliefs may be different than mine and be willing to let you pursue your happiness no matter how bizarre I observe it to be.
EXAMPLE : If you want to kill chickens in your back yard with a ball point pen, that is your buiseness so long as you dont do it in my yard.
What you put in your body is none of my business either.
If you or any member of your family joins an organization which promotes killing fellow human beings for PROFIT OR SPORT (whether it be the army or a gang) those are CHOICES made of your own free will and even though I would never do it personally, and because I have enough faith in my GOD that he or she will deal with you and your choices , I dont have to.
I only have to worry about MY CHOICES.
Now I hope , NO I pray that you or any one you know would not voluntarily KILL anything you dont intend to eat.I also PRAY that if you are in the presence of anyone KILLING something NOT INTENDED FOR FOOD you would be smart enough not to participate.
FAIR ENOUGH?
Here is where the conflict arises
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I will do everything in my power to educate those I come in contact with that killing for ANY REASON other than food or protection of my homeland is WRONG. How will I do this . I will do it with LOVE for love is my SHIELD which will protect me from the arrows of hate. Next I will take this love and make my enemies my friends and make my friends my family
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Not to offend:If You are in a relationship with another human being who has chosen to JOIN of their own FREE WILL an organization whose mission it is to DESTROY" OTHER" NATIONS and KILL HUMAN BEINGS and RAPE THE RESOURCES.
Then you have difficult choices to make as well.
Please name for me the last war when a soverign nation attacked the US. (hint: WWII)
As stated above The US Militatry 's only valid use is for that of DEFENSE , hence the name DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE and is not THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR.
In the United States we have LAWS , if you participate in a crime(robbery, rape,murder)whether you pulled the trigger or not you are guilty by association!!! By VOLUNTEERING or JOINING SUCH AN ORGANIZATION you run a very high risk of becoming involved in such crimes. This why I joined a bowling league and NOT the ARMY.(much lower chance of being involved in a crime)
See how this works.
GULF WAR 2 is an Immoral and Illegal war and support or participation in an immoral or illegal activity will probably get you killed or in jail.
Now if I made the error of volunteering in the ARMY or any organization which then started doing illegal activity I hope i would be smart enough to run away as fast and far as possible. YES I would rather be in jail alive than die for a lie or kill illegally
(remember that GOD thing?)
I think many people are frustrated trying to justify the unjustifiable, and they have to choose or their loved ones will have to choose and the outcome may cause discomfort. No one likes to see their loved ones suffer.
Also let me assure you I have made some horrible choices in my life and it is painful to admit when you are wrong. All you can do is thank GOD for the next DAY and try to make better choices.
SO we are not fighting with you ,we are trying to learn ourselves how to teach others to make BETTER CHOICES.
FOR MANY OF US AT KOS KILLING OTHER HUMAN BEINGS IS A VERY SENSITIVE SUBJECT.
Go In Peace