Hmmm, this is all getting very off subject isn't it. Perhaps we should start a thread called "The moralities of conflict between nations throughout history"?
I will have my say though. As for the "just doing their jobs" nonsense? Do you mean that in all conflicts throughout history the participants on both sides have actually wanted to kick the crap out of each other for no reason other than their political beliefs and that there is no sense of self preservation or desire to protect your home, your family and your friends from destruction?
As for giddy? Well I think that you will find that national pride takes a very firm grasp of the population at times. I've seen the euphoria that sweeps a nation during the (football) world cup when there are national flags hanging from every house and car. I can clearly remember as a youngster the press and television coverage of a war that was taking place thousand of miles away on sovereign soil, where everyone I knew wanted every one of the enemy dead although we had no understanding of what was happening.
Hmmm, how about creating as much false propaganda and raising the levels of terror within the very heart of your nation that they will back you to the hilt in a war that has been manufactured as a means to secure a future supply of oil? That's another evil administration if you ask me (no names, no names).
War is hell and in a "them or us" situation I think you will find that everyone will chose the "them" option regardless of the sanity or soundness of the politics of themselves or their leaders and regardless of whether they believe in or want to become involved in the situation.
And here's another quote "one mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter". It all depends on what side of the fence you are sitting on and whether you have the balls to climb over the fence and shake hands.
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