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paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Fig. A - Troop

Troops
How much respect/scorn do they deserve?

If someone signs up for their country's military to take advantage of the benefits (paycheque, GI bill, etc.) does that make them a mercenary?

How is a Troop different than a hired gunman with a flag on their shoulder?

Does respecting the Troops just reinforce militarism and/or imperialism, or is it possible to support the Troops and be anti militarist?

Why do american Troops rape so much?

Do US Troops who volunteered for the military during or after the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq deserve to be killed or just imprisoned?

If you don't stand behind the Troops, should you feel free to stand in front of them??

Whose army is it more moral to join: the US, Russia, or China?

please help me , my Troops homework for Troops class is due tomorrow morning and i havent started yet

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paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS


lol

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
a good contextless joke i think i heard from a Simpsons commentary track

Join the army, see the opposing army

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

BrutalistMcDonalds posted:

that's also a ridiculous amount of gear

his kneepad is protecting the side of his ankle

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Lastgirl posted:

you cant rhyme troop without poop op

checks out

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

get that OUT of my face posted:

remember when we sent a ton of troops to iraq woefully undersupplied and rumsfeld defended it by saying you have to fight with the army you have, not the army you want? good times

to answer the OP's question, i'm a "love the sinner, hate the sin" kind of guy. in this case, it's "love the individual signing up to be a troop, hate the merciless blood-fueled machine that makes such a troop drive necessary"

unless that individual is just doing it because they're a bloodthirsty islamophobic maniac, in which case, gently caress em

"hate the murder, love the murderer"?????

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
:synpa:

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

zeal posted:

american troops are the most coddled and proportionally ineffective footsoldiers of empire since the late victorian british army

Counterpoint: the IDF

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

:yeah:

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

ScrubLeague posted:

the military exists to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars to raytheon and halliburton at the expense of foreign civilian death while americans at home get hosed in the rear end by every possible corporation that owns the government

a single troop might be a good guy doing what's best for them and their family, but the fuckin institution is unconscionable and should be dismantled

Ya but this is how we have all these computers now so troops literally died so I could post semper fi to the polls

paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
you said that already

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paul_soccer10
Mar 28, 2016

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

I LICK APE PUSSY posted:

im a former troop please spit on me

spank you for your service LMAO

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