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Originally Posted by Comrade Joe
My view is when you sign up for an army, you sign up to protect and defend your country. Not to attack and steal others. So when your country does the latter you should object and refuse to fight. Of course the US/UK armies have no real immediate history of defensive wars and protecting their country - their wars are all about conquest and domination.
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That is so biased and incorrect. I mean, I know people see things that way, I cant hate people for what they think, but the picture painted here is the product of a prolonged hatred of the US.
There have been no wars of "conquest and domination" on the part of either the UK or US in the past 70 years. American expansionism ended totally around 1902--and after WWI imperialism got a huge slap in the face. Public support has in the last 100 years majorly backed anti-imperialist policies and UN policy has upheld that ever since WWII.
That was about conquest.
Both nations--as well as a slough of others--have become involved in wars or conflicts they did not origninally intend to, but they were not for purposes of domination or creating "tributaries" or "protectorates". This reasoning is a myth not represented in any way by either British or American governments.
Popular media and anti-American/UK figures have painted the "imperialism" picture time and again, but their motivations are purposes are against the administration and the parties and people, and are merely political versus rational reasonings. We didnt steal any Oil or money in the middle east, say what you want.
Also, I think there are times when a nation not under attack should go to the aid of those who are in conflict. It would be defensive in that you are defending the lives of others--not specially those of your nationality.