well, wolf, say you had the choice, you called the shots.
I've got two quotes that should fit perfectly in this thread.. :bored:
"Dulce bellum inexpertis"
(War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.)
- Desiderius Erasmus, title of his book from 1515
Dutch humanist, 1466–1536
"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can,
only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower
http://www.military-quotes.com/war-quotes.htm
It was short and there was a good chance i would have walked away from it thus making it the perfect war.August 27, 1896 - Lasting approximately 45 minutes, the Anglo-Zanzibar War becomes the shortest war in history. The conflict was the result of a dispute over succession to the sultanate of Zanzibar. After the late sultan's nephew, Khalid bin Bargash, staged a coup d'état and assumed power, the British, who were advancing their own candidate, ordered him to step down. After a British ultimatum expired, the Royal Navy opened fire on the palace (right) and forced Bargash to seek asylum from the Germans. Bargash's retreat allowed the British to place Hamud bin Muhammed on the throne.
I've got two quotes that should fit perfectly in this thread.. :bored:
"Dulce bellum inexpertis"
(War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.)
- Desiderius Erasmus, title of his book from 1515
Dutch humanist, 1466–1536
"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can,
only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower
http://www.military-quotes.com/war-quotes.htm
Does a solder think about how he hates war and doesn't want to be involved in one when he decides to sign up?
I've got yet another quote that should fit here as well..Signing said contract isnt a statement of desire to go to war or to choose a war, but instead is a committment to protect the country, ideals, and most importantly the people no matter what it costs personally.
That's certainly true, and I can understand them as well."Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God help me, I do love it so!"
- General George S. Patton
Granted he was a little on the nut side, but still...there are some who havew been there done that and liked the ride.
Well it's obvious I'm barking up the wrong tree here, so I'll just put it this way: I plan on joining the U.S. Marine Corps. I have family members in the military - my father was in the military -- my uncle is most likely to be deployed at some point in the future.As one who signed such a contract, yes I did. Signing said contract isnt a statement of desire to go to war or to choose a war, but instead is a committment to protect the country, ideals, and most importantly the people no matter what it costs personally.
Well it's obvious I'm barking up the wrong tree here, so I'll just put it this way: I plan on joining the U.S. Marine Corps. I have family members in the military - my father was in the military -- my uncle is most likely to be deployed at some point in the future.
I'm being defensive, here, because you generally accused me of being disrespectful to those who have served, simply because I've made a post on this thread... And, I'll be honest, this post is influenced greatly by guilt... Because it was not my intention to be such.
For those of you who may have taken offense to my inital post: Forgive me for being young an inexperienced; it's simply what I am. If my comments seemed disrespectful, realize it wasn't deliberate.
Now, for the sake of the argument, Spartacus, let me rephrase my question: Can you say that every soldier who is or was in the military did not have the same visions of "glorious" war when they signed up?
My point on how this thread borders on disrespect towards combat veterans focuses on how those who have never fought in any war are discussing the best war to join.
The fact you feel guilty tells me that you simply didnt fully appreciate everything this thread meant when you posted. Thats fine, a part of being young and inexperienced. The fact you recognize and can apologize for any disrespect you have caused tells me you are moving away from that and towards being one who more fully considers the ramifications of his actions and words.
Now, to the topic at hand. There is no need for an argument. Do not present me with an argument unless it is your own, and do not ask me a question regarding the mindset of another person. I cannot tell you what someone else is thinking any more than you can. Beyond that, my response to this thread had nothing to do with the motivation to join the military.
It instead had to do with people, who have never seen combat, telling the very people who lived those battles as a reality, those "adventures", what war they would fight in or how they would "choose" that war because it has something the other wars do not.
I've got two quotes that should fit perfectly in this thread.. :bored:
"Dulce bellum inexpertis"
(War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.)
- Desiderius Erasmus, title of his book from 1515
Dutch humanist, 1466–1536
"I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can,
only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity."
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower
http://www.military-quotes.com/war-quotes.htm
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