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[quote=Anonymous]Why all this focus on the military solution?  I'm a military brat with several brothers and sisters, parents felt military was the cure for any disorderly conduct and now in their 40's and 50's they never believed they could do anything else but what others told them to do. Sending a young adult off to the military while they are too confused to understand what on the  world they are being programmed to "fight for" is not always a good solution.  It takes maturity and empathy to want to be an adult in the military, and an understanding of why they want to submit to provide cover to the US government (or any government).  In fact, the truth of the actions they are forced to learn may backfire creating more emotional questioning and instability than ever before.  Suicide, psychosis, all kinds of great things could be a result of just being drilled into a program that makes no sense.

Isn't it time we force our delinquents to serve OTHERS rather than mindless military maneuvers?  Put them in the Peace Corps, or send them to rebuild homes devastated by hurricanes and climate change, or in a homeless shelter to work and learn.

The time has come to quit feeding the military industrial complex our young and confused and time to send the young and confused to the real world where they actually may find giving to others and to our world is their salvation. And I don't mean in a religious sense, I mean in a sense that feeds their souls.

It take most of us brilliant grown ups our whole lives before we discover this truth, why hinder our lost souls with American un-exceptionalism.

PS  A medical condition may necessitate a proper diagnosis and pharmaceutical remedy, don't rule that out.[/quote]

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