For those who have served in the military, I would encourage them to
read the words of a man who grew up in my home town. A two time
Congressional Medal Of Honor recipient. A Marine who should have been
Commandant - but was too honest:

http://lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm


Tom,
You represent yourself as someone who has given a great deal of
thought to world politics and the injustice of war!

As a young Marine I spent a year one month in-country in the late
60's. I was sent home to repair a small wound to my lower back. So
its with a very heavy troubled heart that I count the wounded and
dead.

I would like to ask you a simple question that has trouble me greatly.
It scares me. It scares me more then nukes did, it scares me more then
Nam did.

How in the world, does the world deal with the faction of Islam which
believes that the conversion of whole world to Islam is necessary and
is demanded of them. And that the end justifies the means, including
any type of terror against Jews, Christians, and even other Islamic
woman and children.

Thanks for taking the time to answer this OT post.

Ed