What is the second most moral army in the world?

Recently the Israeli army investigated whether the Israeli army had committed war crimes in Gaza, and concluded that it had not. Israel's defence minister sees this as further evidence that Israel has the most moral army in the world.

What army do ILX readers reckon would count as the world's second and third most moral army? How close behind do you reckon they are?

Salvation Army?

The Exploited Barmy Army?

Quo Army

I think maybe there could be heats in all this, or maybe there would group stages that would then lead into a world cup style morality in arms knock out.

I never understood why Israel bothered with that "most moral army in the world" schtick -- it sounds ridiculous from both the left and the right perspective.

do you know how long they have been doing so? It sounds very like the kind of thing you would go on about if people were thinking that your army was not actually that moral.

the army of lovers !

the tartan army?

an army of me

The Swedish army must be the most moral, since they haven't been in an actual war in 200 years.

Costa Rican army.

Chamilitary

http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/bistro/7458/ph/PinkMilitary11.JPG

.. because they stand alone.

I would dispute that any army that decided to just sit WWII out qualifies. If that's the thinking we might as well just vote in the Nazis and be done with it.

But if the German army had dediced not to do anything either there wouldn't have been a WWII.

Impeccable logic!

I think the modern German army might win this actually.

you can never write them off

has any army ever decided not to go to war against orders?

harry redknapp's blue and white army

not an xpost

thks for clearing that up.

it actually was haha april fools

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce

o snap

http://silentespeaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/kiss_army2.gif

Salami

who is the most oral mommy

Oh wait that's the most meaty army. xp.

Actually that doesn't have to be an xp.

naturally the US Army is right behind.

NEVER BEEN INDICTED CUZ WE CAN'T BE!

The Swedish army must be the most moral, since they haven't been in an actual war in 200 years.

BUT - the most moral army in the world has been in loads of wars. There is a flaw in your logic.

No, I said the Swedish army is the most moral. I don't think the Israeli army is it, because war is by definition immoral.

by definition?

i think you're confusing unpleasant and immoral.

what if someone wars you up and your just warring it back in self-defense? You are then ten moral & they r -15.

-15 moral.

we've already had this "morality" of war debate (and I'm with Tuomas fwiw) - the concept of a moral army has no real universal validity, its a bit of an oxymoron.

really the most "moral" army in the world is whoever wins the most wars lolz. winners make the rules and all that.

moral combat was my favourite game on the SNES

Is there a game called "Oral Combat" ?

i played that with your mum once

and lost

the concept of a moral army has no real universal validity, its a bit of an oxymoron.

yes, but one army can be the least immoral - and that is Israel's. the question here is what army is the next least immoral.

oh that's ridiculous - the least immoral army would by definition be the one that didn't kill anyone/fight in any wars. not sure who that would be, exactly.

applying morality to an institution doesn't make any sense to me

very true, as anyone that ever had to read this piece of crap will soon decide:

http://submedia.tv/images/store_images/corporation_large.jpg

The Swedish army must be the most moral, since they haven't been in an actual war in 200 years.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 2:32 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

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Who is the second most likely poster to start this thread?

51, 50, 49, 48

What are you talking about?

this is like when you shoot the blob and the blob comes back twice as blobby in that film the blob

If god really was on Israel's side they wouldn't need an army.

^ underrated point. we need more wizards in the realms of religious debate, facing off in magic contests.

Not that I think much of the question (which I kind of assume was a joke anyway) but I'm just surprised no one's mentioned the Swiss army yet on these grounds:

the least immoral army would by definition be the one that didn't kill anyone/fight in any wars. not sure who that would be, exactly.

At least they have cool knives.

Which army has fought the fewest wars and been involved in the most peacekeeping initiatives?

Republic of Ireland?

Someone like that?

Historical connections with British Army scuppers that I suppose

Was gonna say we're probably close. I don't think the ROI army have ever had historical links with the british army, apart from giving them a playful swipe across the head and letting them off if they crash landed here during WWII. scamps.

What I meant is Irish soldiers being in the British Army. Don't know how the ROI Army is set up, if regiments were formerly in the British Army or whatever.

it's kind of a tenuous link, like blaming blighty's boys in 1940 for the misdeeds of aethelstan's rabble?

taking them from official foundation in 1922, they're a pretty clean bunch. assuming they missed out on the civil war. hmm.