Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27966940-20170217021950/@comment-27144409-20170319010316

Was that a joke?

I'm sure a lot of Americans think of our military as a peacekeeping one,  but way too many see our military actions as vital to protect us. We've made quite a mess of things, though the Middle East has a long and bloody past, much like Europe. Maybe if we helped rebuild and didn't just throw more guns at militants to kill the enemy of the week.

I generally find the term peacekeeping more appealing than crusading. Too many negative connotations with the latter, but peacekeeping missions haven't always been such.