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07-29-06, 11:18 AM

Drebbel, I respectfully have to disagree. I have over the years been involved in several "Was the US Civil War about slavery or not?" arguments. I of course don't want to go into that here, but one of the main "not" arguments was always "Ninety-nine percent of the Union soldiers signed up for reasons other than to 'free the slaves', and likewise virtually no Southern boys signed up for the purpose of keeping the slaves where they were". The truth is, almost nobody signs up to protect a cause. I went to Viet Nam, but later came to agree with those who thought that war was wrong. Today, a lot of people think that US involvement in Iraq is wrong, many all the way to thinking President Bush is downright evil. Are soldiers who volunteer for service there supporting evil? I don't think so.

My bottom line is this: some Germans signed up with the light of Hitler's cause in there eyes, some signed up because they were afraid not to, but most signed up because their country was at war. Maybe they were misled, maybe they were blinded by propaganda, maybe we can argue about officers (especially ranking ones), but by and large the average German boy joined up because he felt Germany needed him.

07-29-06, 11:18 AM	#15
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Drebbel, I respectfully have to disagree. I have over the years been involved in several "Was the US Civil War about slavery or not?" arguments. I of course don't want to go into that here, but one of the main "not" arguments was always "Ninety-nine percent of the Union soldiers signed up for reasons other than to 'free the slaves', and likewise virtually no Southern boys signed up for the purpose of keeping the slaves where they were". The truth is, almost nobody signs up to protect a cause. I went to Viet Nam, but later came to agree with those who thought that war was wrong. Today, a lot of people think that US involvement in Iraq is wrong, many all the way to thinking President Bush is downright evil. Are soldiers who volunteer for service there supporting evil? I don't think so. My bottom line is this: some Germans signed up with the light of Hitler's cause in there eyes, some signed up because they were afraid not to, but most signed up because their country was at war. Maybe they were misled, maybe they were blinded by propaganda, maybe we can argue about officers (especially ranking ones), but by and large the average German boy joined up because he felt Germany needed him.