No offense taken. At least none by me.
In fact, I agree with you 100%. The soldiers on the ground are there doing a job, and an honourable one, at that. To judge them through the actions of the politicians in charge is grossly unfair and generally inaccurate. Soldiers' beliefs run the gamut, just like the general population. What makes them professional is that they set those political views aside when it comes time to uphold their oath and go to work. It is a gargantuan act of courage to be willing to die for someone else's beliefs.
I only used the Nazi term as a time-frame reference for those who don't know the history, as it had been used earlier in the thread. The Germans not being the good guys comment was meant to be light-hearted, and I'm sorry if the comment touched a nerve. That wasn't the intent. Again, the soldiers fighting the war are not the ones who set the policy, or even the tactics.
Now, as for my thoughts that Darth Vader is a phallic symbol...that was in all fake seriousness. Did George Lucas do that on purpose? I mean really...a big black penis walking around through the whole movie and no one seems to notice! LOL
