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Damn, I'm drawn like a moth to a flame..
The currrent uniformless enemy we are facing on the streets are to a large (and I might add, legal) extent the same as the partisans of WWII. They consider themselves either patriots defending their country or religious zealots defending something that to them is far more important than a country, their beliefs.
History is replete with what happens when religion turns violent. People burn. Almost every religion that includes a 'turn the other cheek' passage also includes a 'burn the infidel' or similar passage for folks not in your tribe.
In the past Partisans in war were stood up against the wall and shot by both sides. Often with family members watching, sometimes the family went to the wall first, sometimes after. Morals changes, life in the field does not.
Don't believe me, ask a few veterans. I grew hanging out in American Legions and VFW's. We shot 'em too. "I surrender" sounds a lot like "F*&^ you" when your buddy just got blown away.
It's nice to be able to hold on to quaint ideas of a peaceful world where no one wants to hurt you and you can play nice and share toys; that usually gets stomped out of kids sometime around kindergarten the first time the teachers aid turns her back. Some of you grow up and still believe that the rules live on the battlefield. That's all right - I agree you have the right to believe that - now get out of the way and let those of us that have a grip on reality save your silly asses so you can save the world in some later, post utopian world time and place
That time and place isn't yet, isn't now, and isn't likely in our lifetime, which is a shame for I should like to see it.
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