>It bothers me because from my experience, the last thing anyone who has spent anytime in uniform or god forbid being shot at, wants is WAR. Just because someone says 'Nuke em' doesn't mean that is what they would really wish to occur. I think we may have a language barrier going on here. Off the cuff comments are taken seriously - even by some versed in our language, but not accustomed to our culture. And then, we cannot rule out the fact that some comments perhaps went a bit far...

I don't think that the people in uniform are consulted much when a decision to go into war use of military force is made. Not during this term, at least.