Marines do not make executive decisions. Marines do not declare war. Marines do not issue the orders that cause missiles to be launched. Marines do not make the orders. Marines carry them out.
Deciding to fight for one's country, or to fight for a cause, is a commitment to doing what you believe is right, to serving what you believe to be the greater good. That is what a Marine has decided - to put his or her faith in their country's military. A Marine is a man or woman, like you or I, whose life has led them on a path where they joined the military.
It is up to our military and political leaders to make the decisions for our Marines to carry out. Regrettably those decisions are not always in the best interest of all parties involved. We, the people, the backbone that gives our government and military its strength, shoulder the burden of putting people in power that we trust to make the best decisions. Even still, there are actions that we won't be happy with.
On occasion, a Marine (or any soldier) will make a decision on their own that causes unjustified harm to innocent people. The same goes for insurgents, operatives, combatants, heck - even a kid who picks up a gun. It's tragic, but it happens, and the innocents suffer. It also often damages the pysche of the one preforming said atrocity.
On occasion, a Marine (or any soldier) will take a stand against what they believe is a "bad order". They will refuse to carry out something they cannot morally agree with. There are repercussions, but some have the bravery and fortitude of spirit to accept that and deny the command anyway.
There is no black and white when it comes to war. There will never be a person, a group of people, or any entity that is "all evil" or "all good". Our Marines are individuals - parents, children, husbands, wives, farmers, philosophers, teachers, sports players, any myriad of backgrounds. They made a choice to put their lives on the line for what they believe in. To condemn the brave young men ordered by powerful old men to do something YOU personally feel is "wrong" is to blindly lash out at a symptom, ignoring the cause.
There are exceptions to every rule, every situation, and every Marine out there, of course, but to not give a fellow human being the credit of being just that... is to dehumanize them. Same goes for those they fight against. And dehumanization -
THAT
is what is dangerous and leads to more suffering in this world.
Is it normal to think that the Marines are terrorists?
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Marines do not make executive decisions. Marines do not declare war. Marines do not issue the orders that cause missiles to be launched. Marines do not make the orders. Marines carry them out.
Deciding to fight for one's country, or to fight for a cause, is a commitment to doing what you believe is right, to serving what you believe to be the greater good. That is what a Marine has decided - to put his or her faith in their country's military. A Marine is a man or woman, like you or I, whose life has led them on a path where they joined the military.
It is up to our military and political leaders to make the decisions for our Marines to carry out. Regrettably those decisions are not always in the best interest of all parties involved. We, the people, the backbone that gives our government and military its strength, shoulder the burden of putting people in power that we trust to make the best decisions. Even still, there are actions that we won't be happy with.
On occasion, a Marine (or any soldier) will make a decision on their own that causes unjustified harm to innocent people. The same goes for insurgents, operatives, combatants, heck - even a kid who picks up a gun. It's tragic, but it happens, and the innocents suffer. It also often damages the pysche of the one preforming said atrocity.
On occasion, a Marine (or any soldier) will take a stand against what they believe is a "bad order". They will refuse to carry out something they cannot morally agree with. There are repercussions, but some have the bravery and fortitude of spirit to accept that and deny the command anyway.
There is no black and white when it comes to war. There will never be a person, a group of people, or any entity that is "all evil" or "all good". Our Marines are individuals - parents, children, husbands, wives, farmers, philosophers, teachers, sports players, any myriad of backgrounds. They made a choice to put their lives on the line for what they believe in. To condemn the brave young men ordered by powerful old men to do something YOU personally feel is "wrong" is to blindly lash out at a symptom, ignoring the cause.
There are exceptions to every rule, every situation, and every Marine out there, of course, but to not give a fellow human being the credit of being just that... is to dehumanize them. Same goes for those they fight against. And dehumanization -
THAT
is what is dangerous and leads to more suffering in this world.
Well, that's my opinion at least.