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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lee: [QB] Well, just to toss out a few counter-arguments at random, I guess you have: the desire to improve the lot of others less fortunate than yourself; the potential for trade and resources from that country post-conflict; even, the desire to 'get there first' before some other country you don't like reaps such benefits or even has an influence on the future political and social development of the target country. . . Of course, that doesn't really negate his point about the rights of the soldier, but then surely anyone who joins the armed forces has to expect some decrease in liberty and free will? Or does the correspondent expect that the armed forces should only conduct operations in which all soldiers involved fully understand the issues? Because the anti-Franco forces in the Spanish Civil War tried that and, well, they lost. I think what he actually means is the armed forces should only be used in the defence of the US; however, if he's going to justify that using individual liberties, he's got to consider the other side of the coin. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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