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It had never once occurred to me that anyone might take personally an accusation of moral inadequacy in the matter of volunteering for service in Western armed forces, Accountable. I can see that the point makes you uncomfortable. You did it, you doubtless profited from it, now you can wear it. Perhaps at the same time you can explain to me why the Afghans are wrong in defending their homeland against foreign invaders, given that the same people were right to do it against the Russians in the 1980s. You applauded their bravery and tenacity then, applaud it now: the cases are comparable.