I was born a few years after WW II wound up. All through my childhood and teen years people wanted to bend my ear with stories of their experiences during the war. They looked on it fondly as a grand adventure. Back then everyone was involved in some way. Today, in the Afghan and Iraq wars, only the most bellicose people who want to kill, maim, torture and risk death are involved. This makes the war more psychologically damaging and makes the veterans less eager to talk about it. Yesterday’s motivation was defence of home. Today’s motivation is theft of resources, racism and sadism.
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 64)