Not really.Originally Posted by Tanthias
Actually, I may opt into some gameplay.
Just don't expect me to be overly useful in my present state.
Doesn't matter, rules are rules!
But the government is corrupt and oppressive. Those documents are FULL of evidence of that stuff. Like, say, that 4 out of every 5 people killed in Iraq were non combatants. Or how the mercenary outfits the government is hiring don't seem to care too much about collateral damage. Or how about attempts to control the Iraqi media to prevent the truth from coming out? And then there's the rather sketchy bits where they're trying to justify prolonged military presence in rather oddball ways, and even extending that into other countries. They were already looking for reasons to invade other areas.
Of course, a lot of that is illegal under international law and is the sort of thing that the typical westerner would frown upon. So, obviously, they have to classify that fact so the military can do whatever the hell it wants with our money. And, of course, the average citizen has no control over that.
And then there's the issue of the people who choose to enlist. If you want to sign over your life, I feel it's important that you know what it is you're signing your life over to before doing so. If I can potentially die, I'd like to know it was for a good cause. Not one so criminally unpopular and poorly designed that it accomplishes nothing. Meanwhile the people in charge are refusing to take the proper allotment of blame for such a travesty of a conflict.
No one's lives were put at risk though. The casualties were steady throughout the leaks. With pressure now to drop deployment (at least some of which could be due to these leaks), they'll go nowhere but down. This leak may very well have saved the lives of a bunch of ignorant soldiers.
Aside from that, with governments now being aware that their asses could be on the line in the event their next war ends up on the internet, they might do a better job with the whole thing.
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