Bloodthirsty? You can't be serious. As a self adjudicated assasin, philosophically speaking that is, it doesn't have anything to do with a lust for blood.

The core of all military and police groups is that a set of people with like minded ideology decided to protect that same ideology with armed professionals taken from their own citizenry.

In that context we are all citizens of our respective ideological inclinations and to defend one's neighbors from another who seeks to destroy the peace and harmony is being responsible to self and country/ideology.

I laud Jim for having the personal belief system strong enough to risk it all to not participate in his country of choice's decision. I wonder at the rest who simply condemn without having the conviction to actually do something.

SN