Two replies so far, and only one offer of an alternative solution -- noninterventionism -- which isn't a solution to our present condition at all. It's a policy stance, and subject to many factors that have nothing to do with the so-called war on terror.
Our model is what they despise. That's why they want us dead.
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Troops aren't responsible for what the mission is....Their volunteerism is noble, but it is being exploited. Most volunteered before they knew how they were to be used. As for others, there are any number of reasons to volunteer, including a desire not to let someone else go in your place.
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This is doubletalk. I haven't researched the number, but a great many volunteered specifically for duty in Afghanistan and Iraq after war had already begun. The idea that they are volunteering for some kind of peace corps mission and then being duped into killing civilians discredits their intelligence and their sacrifice.
The idea that they are volunteering to avoid "someone else [going] in your place" is just...I don't know. You're using this vast generalization to support your point, and your point is false. You usually catch others doing this -- physician, heal thyself.
Someone want to try for a real solution? Take all the time you want. You won't find one that works, and you won't hear your Dem leaders offering one that works, because the one that works is currently being implemented by none other than GW.