[Agamemnon]

My Bronze Star son also understands that what he did was to save innocent people from brutality and tyranny as he was also protecting US interests. The same occurred in WWII. The two goals are not mutually exclusive.

Not mutually exclusive, but saving innocent lives is a consequence of asserting US interests with the US military, not a purpose.

What your son did and mine are doing by promoting US interests may have resulted in saving innocent lives. Saving innocent lives alone is not to be confused with the definition of what constitutes US interests outside of promoting a defined US interest.

Your son's primary mission, as is the mission of my own sons', is to protect US interests. Period. Saving innocent people is often the outcome and consequence of US intervention, but never is it a solely defined purpose.

If a COC attempts to use US military assets solely for the purpose of saving innocent non-American citizens' lives absent a direct US interest for doing so, he has mis-appropriated those resources for a purpose not authorized in the Constitution.

The US military is not a global social program which exists to alleviate the suffering of the world's tyrrany-oppressed peoples.

FReegards!

[caww]

Saving innocent lives alone is not to be confused with the definition of what constitutes US interests outside of promoting a defined US interest...... primary mission is to protect US interests. Period. ....... Saving innocent people is often the outcome and consequence of US intervention, but never is it a solely defined purpose.

Thank you for such clarity...very well stated IMO.

[ohioWfan]

Don't disagree with a thing you've said.

Apparently my use of the word 'save' in believing that part of our interest in stopping the Taliban from allowing terrorists to control Afghanistan and launch other deadly attacks on US soil includes saving the lives of innocent Afghan's and my subsequent statement of God's love for the Afghan people (as a reason for not desiring to annihilate the entire country) became confusing.

Several people have misunderstood what I said and conflated the two concepts, which I believe I stated separately (and clearly).

And now, desiring to extricate myself from further discussion and misunderstanding, I'm going to exit this thread.

Thank your sons for me, for their service and sacrifice on behalf of this great country of ours........and if Lurker comes back, tell him thanks for me for his service as well.

Good night. :)