Toy Soldiers

Look at this picture of the kid with the M-16 on the bus... how old are you? shouldn't you be in school? You look like your still in the 9th grade. Was there a school play, is that why your in a uniform?

Out here I see armed soldiers on the street every day, where as back home they tend to stay on their bases, with an occasional visit to the airport when HomeLand Security alerts are high.

A big difference between Israel and the U.S.'s military is the U.S. army tends to attract patriotic citizens with few career options. The non-college bound, right wing, less cultured, Americans end up our representatives abroad and we have problems as seen in Iraq.

In Israel everyone is required to serve in the military when there 18 (ultra religious are exempt but thats another issue). So the army gets the smartest with the stupid people.

Risk is a fun board game but the armies should not dominate the world in real life.

As with the U.S. more resources should be spent on non military social services.