I say the risk is worth it.
Unlike VietNam when every logical step was refused,rejeted or annulled (bringing home a lot of very disillusioned men), American fighters would come home victorious and ready to kick ass.
The PCness of the last 30 or so years has done sufficient damage to the male psyche that he's more afraid to take a righteous stand, or even lash out unthinkingly, and would rather think something through first.
Not that that is such a bad thing to do, but in an era where there are no absolutes, there can be no reaction.
That is why we lined up at recruiting offices in the past ... we had convictions about right and wrong, and when someone or something was wrong, we by God righted it.
Now, all anyone wants to do is 'get the facts'.
Y'shoulda' got the facts a long time ago on your mama's lap, your daddy's shoulder, your neighborhood church and the occasional woodpile.
We knew who we were and what we wanted.
I say today, there are those that know who we are and what we want, the knowledge of right and wrong with the wisdom to direct properly, and the conviction(s) to deal with advesarial forces against that in whatever manner seems to fit at the time.
I ussually lost every fight I tried to analyze (sp?) in school ... when it was reactionary, the fight was generally short and victorious.
I'm not one of those bad boys ... on the contrary, I was a little skinny kid with a funny name, easily picked on.
I learned strength and determination by doing my best to seriously hurt you if I thought you wanted to hurt me, and poking fun at me hurt.
America has been emasculated and it is the duty of every daddy in this country to teach his boys to fight and even to kill if need be.
And the mama's to teach their girls to be girls.
That's just the way it is.