Diamondjewel:
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Peace keepers is just a nice word the government uses to try and convince the dumb public they are not at war,they are sent to be prepared to shoot and be shot.
Except in Afganistan, where Aussie troops are on offensive missions, and this wasn't held from the public. In Iraq Aussie soldiers are just there to keep the peace.
Of course if their fired upon or threatened in anyway, just as they are trained to do, they shoot to kill. But then again, if you were in a war zone, and someone looked pretty dodgy or threatened you're wellbeing in some way, even if you weren't entirely sure what was going to happen but you had to make a judgement call, tell me you wouldn't act in the same way? Kill might sound harsh but out there it's kill or be killed, what would you prefer?
Just like a police officer or a security guard, they are there to keep the peace and make sure everyone is ok, but sometimes things get out of hand and judgement calls have to be made, same deal.
Also the public aren't really that dumb. Nine out of ten people would know a war is going on somewhere around the globe, where Aussie troops are involved. Unless they've been living under a rock for the past few years.
Maybe the media blows the situation up to seem more than it actually is, or vice versa, but people shouldn't believe everything they read or hear...it's also common knowledge the media enjoy overreacting.
And yes beng a soldier means that you risk getting shot, but no one held a gun to these peoples heads and said you must be a soldier or else....these people entered they're careers with the knowledge that one day they might be sent overseas to face war.
And what has this got to do with the Victorian Government wasting water anyways??
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Oct 28, 2006 @ 09:50:10
