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<p>There is some overlap here, DeadMonkey. </p>
<p>What people are taking an issue with i think is a lack of recognition of the necessity implicit in most conflicts. I(and probably many others on this forum) might agree that Iraq was less than necessary, but you’re not going to find many people who don’t think there is at least some strong justification for a war on terror. </p>
<p>You’ve made a point of portraying these conflicts, which many see much justification for, as entirely unnecessary. By that token, some may take it that you(especially judging from some earlier comments) see the troops themselves as largely…well, unnecessary. They dedicate themselves to carrying out a duty and a mission that you feel is unnecessary, and one can easily extrapolate that line of thinking in order to conclude that you don’t really appreciate them very much(which, in turn, could be called “trashing”, though the use of said term may be subjective). After all, if you don’t see any justification or necessity whatsoever in their mission, how can it be said that you appreciate them?</p>