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Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
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That doesn't change the fact the current generations of Americans just don't have the determination and "stick-to-it-tiveness" that they did in the WWII era. Those people lived through the Great Depression and knew what it was to struggle. They expected to work hard to make a living. They didn't expect the Gubmint to bail them out at every turn. They saw the war as a righteous effort to defeat evil in Europe. As I recall we lost more men in a few days on Iwo Jima than we have lost in this entire war. Yet you can't turn on the news without someone talking about the incredibly "high price" of this war. Don't get me wrong, even one life is a high price to pay, but I honestly think if WWII happened tomorrow, the current generation of Americans and the current generation of media would have likely lost the war.
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Im not so sure. I think if this were a war worth fighting, if the reasons were true, and the enemy identifiable we would probably see a huge flood of patriotism and support for this war. As it stands now, though, our leaders are less than trustworthy, the cause is just but not altogether immediate, the enemy is everywhere and nowhere all at the same time, and we're fighting all by ourselves with little to no international support. Not a good recipe for success, IMO.