
Originally Posted by
yebo
let's make something very clear.
we do not want war. we do not seek it nor even wish it to some other nation. war is bad, people suffer, people get killed.
what we want is a strong armed forces. that is why we want the afp modernization to push through. wanting a modern, capable military is not wanting war. we have a need to defend our people and nation from those who wish to do us harm. and having the means for defense acts as a deterrence to war. it's like "you can't harm us without you getting hurt yourself" sort, just like what a simple sticker on your fence saying "beware of dog" deters would be robbers from entering your premises. wanting a strong armed force to defend the nation "just in case" and to support our claims of territory is not automatically wanting war to happen.
what we do not understand is this president elect telling the citizens of this country that the defense material that are now coming, bought by virtue of a law passed by congress, is a waste. how a commander-in-chief could say that and still expect his soldiers to follow his orders, much less respect him, i can not fathom. stupidity has to have limits.