It is a reflection of human nature that a soldier does not have a philosophical position on the war they have been asked to fight.
Soldiers are trained to lose their feelings of right and wrong, of humanity, compassion and self belief. They are trained to react to the war situation and take lives as well as sacrifice their own.
All of this for something they are not asked to believe in, for a soldier is expected to forgo their free will and blindly accept the direction of their political leader.
Soldiers give up their life for freedom of their country, to protect it from a different form of government that their country deems unsuitable.
Politicians build up a public frenzy against the enemy, condemning their actions, without stopping to view their own country’s historical actions.
The chasm between the spruikers and the soldiers is vast. In war the soldiers forget their country, what they are fighting for and concentrate on survival and their mates. After the war the political leaders are displaced and in no time the cycle starts again.
When will the soldiers realise that they are truly soldiers of fortune, the fortune being good or bad depending whether they agree to fight the cause of others political agenda.
From my guide Crazy Horse through Ian Rogers Director Sphinx Spiritual
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