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Professional soldiers want a war - of course they do. The more dramatic the war, the better.

They are the last ones who want a war since they are the first ones to be killed by it. If you had any significant military experience you would know that.. even if you knew nothing else!

I'm only going from my experiences in talking to good friends who were members of the British Parachute Regiment, Royal Marines and Scots Guards. These guys didn't join these units because they were afraid of going to war. They knew perfectly well that these elite units are the ones most likely to see action first - that's why they joined them. In fact when it came to action they were chomping at the bit to be chosen.

You seem to be telling me that in the US, quite the opposite is in effect. That the elite units are filled with men who want action the least. There's only one word to describe that - bizarre.

Like most firemen like huge fires, most professional soldiers like big wars. Naturally firemen don't wish fires to happen - they simply know that fires do happen, and if there is a big fire, then for sure they want to be involved in it.