Originally Posted by curiously undead
and i have the utmost respect for all veterens, for risking their lives for our country even though i personally am against war and its means.

That one must be a joke. In the last few wars, the USA was never treathened by a country (9/11 wasn't an attack from a country) and still they fought wars against other countries. I respect the ones of WW2, but all the other wars … you can forget about that. Not that I think it isn't good that the Talliban aren't the rulers of Afghanistan anymore and Sadam isn't comming back now, but I don't see why the wars were necessary.