Reply #21: This is where it gets crazy [View All]

There's an interesting blurring between duty to country and serving in the military (not because of you). It seems that there aren't many obvious ways to directly serve one's country without joining the military. Given the options, people take the available and publicized one - the military. While there are those that do actively want to kill people, I don't think it's a factor for most. That still doesn't invalidate my point - in order to join the military, one must accept that killing or supporting killing is part of the job. When Pat Tillman signed up he had to recognize that killing Arabs (because of the timing) would be connected in some way to his service, whether directly or indirectly. Rall may be exaggerating Tillman's decision, but the fundamental nature of his decision is still the same.