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Military Personnel Weigh In On Being Taliban In Medal of Honor

Posted by Soulskill on from the identity-conflict dept.

SSDNINJA writes "This is a feature from gamrFeed that interviews nine US service members about playing as the Taliban in the upcoming Medal of Honor. One soldier states that games like MoH and Call of Duty are 'profiteering from war.' Another says, 'Honestly, I don't really see what the whole fuss is about. It's a game, and just like in Call of Duty, you don't really care about what side you're taking, just as long as you win. I don't think anyone cares if you're part of the Rangers or Spetznaz, as long as you win.' An excellent and interesting read."

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  1. Profit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    profiteering from war is bad?

    Except for all those nice upstanding defense contractors and other related service companys we give billions to....

    Damm... now i'm confused.

    1. Re:Profit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      No, he's not. Making a profit from and profiteering are not the same thing. The soldier is not taking advantage of the war to make extra profit, he's simply doing the job he was hired for and being paid his standard wages.

  2. Just like those kids playing cowboys and indians by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There was always something wrong with the kids who wanted to play indians. And how dare they fight back.