# Calling Airman\_Doors: WHY does the military want to go to war?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 14, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-airman_doors-why-does-the-military-want-to-go-to-war/387973 "2007-01-14T20:21:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-airman_doors-why-does-the-military-want-to-go-to-war/387973/21 "2007-01-15T12:45:35Z")

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[QUOTE=Monty]  
Odd. The majority of Servicemembers, both officers and enlisted, I’ve known in my military career were not hawkish. Rather, they were pretty much concerned with defending the country, not going out to wage war for the fun of it.  
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And the ones I’ve known who wanted to join to “get those ragheads” or whatever the slur of the day was, were quickly disabused of that attitude real quick. No one wants to be next to someone who’s spoiling for a fight.

Robin

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