[eastforker]

One thing no one has touched on,war changes people and extended war makes criminals.After experiancing death and killing it all becomes easier,rape is no longer wrong and mutilating the enemy is everyday common.Watch some of the pics from chechnya,soldiers cutting off heads and laughing.War is hell,killing becomes a job and commonplace.Many spent more than one tour in vietnam,just for fun.Where else could you kill at will,rape when you wanted,do all the drugs you could stand and still be a hero.Not everyone mind you but many did.Being able to kill legally is euphoric"spl".Like a hunter after game,some get sick of it and others relish in it.Some do it in the name of their god,some for the full pleasure and some out of duty for country.WAR IS HELL.

[an amused spectator]

I think your post is a load of bullcrap, and I resent it.

You sully the memories of our veterans with your claptrap.