Chrisuperfly
Well-Known Member
Just because marines want to fight and kill some motherfuckers doesn't mean the war is worth fighting for America. In world war II troops literally were fighting to protect there country from aggressors, Are troops in Iraq are fighting just for sake of fighting
Take your pick oil, freedom, defense of the flock, ousting an asshole that should have been taken care of 17 years ago, etc. I personaly don't give a shit about the Iraqi people, if they all died in a ball of fire tomorrow...you get my point.
As far as fighting for the sake of fighting your going to tell me people would look at a war differently if it were in Sudan? Somalia (for the second time since the first time did a little less than Jack Shit good job slick Willy), Ethiopia (Hell we have pumped so much money into that damn country we should own it by now and that hasnt gotten anyone anywhere either). Point is people will protest no matter where we go and what we do. Mine as well get the oil because at least that is an objective. Secure resources. And even if we did go into Sudan and "liberate" that hole in the earth in the name of freedom. 5 years later it would be another warlord that would come along and start shit all over again. Same with Ethiopia. All for nothing.
Oil may be a shitty reason to fight a war but at least its something tangible and not a complete waste of time like Somalia or Sudan would be.