Eric J. Tune wrote:

You know Tim, I respect most of what you write, and I respect you in that you have your own free will and opinions and the right to express them, but what you have forgotten in your anarchistic ravings is that PEOPLE DIED IN SOMALIA, including a personal friend of mine. They were all somebody's son, brother, and friend. These soldiers went where they were ordered to go, as befits a soldier, and tried to do the job they were given and accomplish the mission, and for that EVERY ONE OF THEM DESERVES Y O U R RESPECT. I am quite sure the vast majority of them thought it was patently stupid to go to Somalia in the first place, but a soldier follows orders, legal ones, and tries to get the job done regardless of personal feelings.

There is honor in fighting for something you believe in, taking a risk with the belief that your actions may make things better. What were those soldiers in Somalia fighting for? Yes, we know those people died in Somalia. What did they die for? Oh, just following orders... where have I heard that before...