Conversations with a soldier, 1

Here are a few excerpted comments from my side of the conversation after my son expressed dismay at the lack of backbone in American society and global politics.
This country has morals, a majority in fact, the problem is that the people in power are the ones with no morals. If 3 million people that are in positions of influence are corrupt and immoral, that leaves 99% of the population, yet the perception is one of overall immorality.
Far too many baby-boomer's think that if we could all stand around holding hands and signing kumbaya, we would all live in peace. What these fuckwits don't acknowledge is that the other motherfucker only wants to kill us or convert us. As we both know, and Patton said, the way to win a war is not to die for your country, but to make the other dumb bastard die for his (religion).
Most Americans would settle for a 'leave me alone, leave you alone' attitude, but since the islamofascists have set the bar higher at 'die or convert', only a fool would still try to play the game at the lower threshold. In that vein, if the threshold is set that high we have but one choice...
Kill 'em all.
Unfortunately, you are going to have to spend a lot of time in a sandbox and a lot of American civilians are going to have to die, before the powers that be realize this truth.