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July 13th, 2008  
MontyB
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Originally Posted by the_13th_redneck
If it didn't make a difference over there, it makes a difference back home. You bring back lessons from the experience and your force becomes better from it. It will save lives later on. Yes, I'd say it mattered.
I am not going to disagree with you but I think over all it makes no difference what so ever, sending people in to build a nation when the people of that nation clearly are not on board with the program remains a complete waste of lives, money, time and resources.

I am of the opinion that all of the "stable" nations of this world are in this position because that is what the people themselves wanted not because someone showed up and dumped a ton of food on their doorstep.
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