I Don't Believe All Soldiers Are Heroes

The key word here is all. Anyone can be a hero to others, including a soldier, but I don't believe they automatically deserve hero status just because they enlisted.
Make no mistake, I have friends and family in the armed forces that I...

American soldiers (along with US governmental agencies) tortured, raped and killed prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. This led to many humanrights violations. Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

That hideous lie that all soldiers are heroes has only one thing wrong with it and that's the word all. A while back a man in Afghanistan a man defied orders to break cover and remove a child from the crossfire. Risking his own life...

I am a pacifist, but do respect that some good men and women hear "the call to arms". Having said that, I'd much prefer them to join to help Medicins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) or another philanthropic...

Soldiers are sinners and saints.  Soldiers are bullies and protectors, Soldiers are lonely or in love, straight, gay, fat skinny, attractive and unattractive.  Soldiers are people with a dangerous job.  We would be...

Yes,cause to me someone putting their life on the line for a cause they strongly believe or just for the pride they feel of their country.. soldiers are the heroes cause they are willing to give their life so people in their countries...

Frankly, I believe a large amount of people who serve in the army are bigots. I am not saying ALL of them are like that, heck, I am not even saying MOST of them are like that. But think about it, people only enlist in the army for these...

I watch world war 2 documentaries and find it funny that generals are/were portrayed as positive role models. Their job is focused on killing people. Isn't it? Maybe in the politically correct world this is called something else and...

As of yet, I've not managed to find anyone who shares the opinion I'm writing about here. Maybe somebody on this site will agree with me (fingers crossed).
I am a pacifist, and thus do not think war is the solution. In any discussion...

It's unfortunate that the military teaches "Not TRY to harm" (collateral damage is OK, danger to soldiers is minimal)
vs
TRY NOT to harm (Reduce collateral damage, danger to soldiers goes up)

Yes, the danger would go up, but if done...