Question for all the soldiers who have fought or fighting a war?

Question

Is it hard to fight a war when u simply oppose it for instance War in Iraq
i know you are soldiers, i have nothing but respect for all of u
i believe you guys are the real heroes but as a human being
does it get hard to fight a war that u simply oppose it from the word GO
Thanks

Answer 1

To paraphrase from "Black Hawk Down" -"Politics, right,wrong, all that goes out the window. When the bullets fly, it's about the guy next to you"

We do a job, we do it the best we can, and we try not to get hurt or let anybody in our unit get hurt. I have never once been on the receiving end of incoming fire and thought "Gee, maybe the US shouldn't be over here?" People who are opposed from the word go usually don't enlist, and that's fine with me. If someone is covering my six, I don't want them thinking about the moral right or wrong of our mission. And fighting a war is never easy, even if right and wrong is very clearly defined. Ask any WWII vet how easy it was. And there is no doubt that the US was fighting a just and moral cause. War is hell. It is pain, fear, destruction, death, and loneliness. It is everything but easy.

Answer 2

the truth is most people don't think about it a lot when they are there, and they put even less thought into it before they go. Look at all the stories of returned ww2 and ww1 vets who said"we had no idea what we had gotten into".

Its still the same today -they might have a lot to say when they come back, or when they email from over there, but generally if there is a lot of killing going on all around you, you stop caring who is right or wrong and just try and get the other guy before he gets you.

Or even if you are not getting shot at just the isolation and difference and separation from your normal life makes the whole issue come down to down to 'doing a job', for good or bad, and you just sort of 'get on with it' so you can get home again.

As to iraq its not a real war anyway. The 'war on terror' was a catchphrase. Whether they are doing good or bad or making things worse whatever the type of operation is still based on a peace keeping template which is several levels below open warfare. And as bad as it is, its still better than getting shot in the thousands per day in trench fighting in ww1.


My personal experience left me thinking any active service is a fool's game.

Regardless of the needs or motives it started for(freedom peace whatever),some group always makes a lot of money out of war, and another much larger group get's a wooden box and a flag.

I won't risk being in the second group again.

Answer 3

I am not a soldier, but my fiancee just came back from Iraq. Here is a simple answer (not only from him but several friends and relatives in the military have said the same thing): soldiers do not get involved in the politics, they do what they are told. They don't ask questions as to why, when in war there is no time for that. You stop to question why you are there then people around you die. The thing with the military is that it's not about you any more, it's about the person next to you. The better for the many over the better for one.
And the hard part for my fiancee was not seeing his son for 18 months, not being home for holidays, and missing out on everyday life (laundry, dishes, cleaning).
Also remember that there's more going on in Iraq than we know about. There is good happening over there, we just don't hear about it on the news.
Military life isn't something one can ever understand unless you are in it. So you may never understand how they think and feel without ever being there yourself.

Answer 4

It is simple I am 100% against the war in Iraq. That said I understand unlike those cowards who go awol, that when you raise your right hand you give your word. I swore to obey for better or worse the orders of the President of the United States. Further when your over there you dont fight for the President you fight for your battle buddies if you dont do the best you can a friend can get killed.

Answer 5

In Christianity, killing is a sin. even nevertheless, the authorities, having been general by God (Romans thirteen:one million) has specific powers above and previous what persons have. those comprise the skill to apply violence to maintain order (ie- police) and defend itself. Christians could be squaddies. in fact, many squaddies are Christians. under the doctrine of purely conflict, they are able to have interaction in acts of violence in there ability as squaddies. be conscious that after the Roman squaddies asked John the Baptist what they might desire to do, he did no longer tell them to cease being squaddies. He mentioned "do no longer take money from all of us by tension, or accuse all of us falsely, and be content cloth including your wages." (Luke 3:14). for this reason, if a soldier abides by purely conflict standards, then the acts he commits are approved.

Answer 6

since the guys fighting the war actually know what they are fighting for and agree with the reasons they are there, I would say your question makes no sense and you should go ask the people at your next peta, aclu, young democrats, or whatever other stupid little radical meeting you attend. And leave the heroes that are fighting alone to do their job..................Marine Corps 1979-1983

Answer 7

Generally those who are opposed from the word GO are anti-American and self-loathing in spite of their protestations of support. Those types don't generally go into the military and usually find something much safer to occupy their time.

Answer 8

I was not opposed to it. I signed up to protect this country against enemies foriegn and domestic. I might like how Iraq turned out, but things that Saddam did and allowed to go on, made him an enemy of our country and everything we stand for.
My job was not to question the motives, but to carry out my orders in defense of our countries best interest.

Answer 9

bravozulu, the ones who are opposed are not anti American or un-patriotic, They just have the ability of criticle thinking!

Do not buy propaganda and lies!

I served in the military, but i oppose the war on terror! I oppose the president and his tyranny.

and i oppose soilders like you, who will act on illegal orders and call it patriotic!

You swore an oath to defend the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Not the President!

If you truely defended the constitution, you can not support the president!

You can not do both.

You my friend need to learn history, Read about how HITLER came to power!

It is an identical play book used by the current BUSH ADMIN!

The terrorist are in the whitehouse.

Now to answer the question. No it is not hard, it is you or them, Makes it real easy, your survival instincts will help push you along!

Answer 10

I don't know. I fought a war that I was not opposed to.