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?
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:19 (sixteen years ago)
Salvation Army?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:21 (sixteen years ago)
The Exploited Barmy Army?
Quo Army
― snoball, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:22 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:22 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― Comprehensive Nuclear Suggest-Ban Treaty (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:26 (sixteen years ago)
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 Real Dirty Vicar, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:28 (sixteen years ago)
the army of lovers !
― AleXTC, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:29 (sixteen years ago)
the tartan army?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:30 (sixteen years ago)
an army of me
― turnover is validating, profit is salivating (ledge), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:31 (sixteen years ago)
The Swedish army must be the most moral, since they haven't been in an actual war in 200 years.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:32 (sixteen years ago)
Costa Rican army.
― Blackout Crew are the Beatles of donk (jim), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:32 (sixteen years ago)
Chamilitary
― hammurabi's chode (m bison), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:33 (sixteen years ago)
http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/bistro/7458/ph/PinkMilitary11.JPG
.. because they stand alone.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:36 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:37 (sixteen years ago)
But if the German army had dediced not to do anything either there wouldn't have been a WWII.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:39 (sixteen years ago)
Impeccable logic!
I think the modern German army might win this actually.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:40 (sixteen years ago)
you can never write them off
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 12:44 (sixteen years ago)
has any army ever decided not to go to war against orders?
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 13:10 (sixteen years ago)
harry redknapp's blue and white army
― \∫Öζ/.... argh oh noes! (ken c), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 13:11 (sixteen years ago)
not an xpost
― \∫Öζ/.... argh oh noes! (ken c), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 13:12 (sixteen years ago)
thks for clearing that up.
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 13:13 (sixteen years ago)
it actually was haha april fools
― \∫Öζ/.... argh oh noes! (ken c), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 13:14 (sixteen years ago)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 13:15 (sixteen years ago)
o snap
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 13:22 (sixteen years ago)
http://silentespeaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/kiss_army2.gif
― OK, fine, yes, I Goggled it (Pancakes Hackman), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 14:34 (sixteen years ago)
Salami
― turnover is validating, profit is salivating (ledge), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 14:34 (sixteen years ago)
who is the most oral mommy
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 14:35 (sixteen years ago)
Oh wait that's the most meaty army. xp.
― turnover is validating, profit is salivating (ledge), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 14:35 (sixteen years ago)
Actually that doesn't have to be an xp.
― OK, fine, yes, I Goggled it (Pancakes Hackman), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 14:36 (sixteen years ago)
naturally the US Army is right behind.
NEVER BEEN INDICTED CUZ WE CAN'T BE!
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 14:40 (sixteen years ago)
BUT - the most moral army in the world has been in loads of wars. There is a flaw in your logic.
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 15:52 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 15:54 (sixteen years ago)
by definition?
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 15:56 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― Blackout Crew are the Beatles of donk (jim), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 15:57 (sixteen years ago)
-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.
― This House is a Prison on Planet Bullshit (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 16:00 (sixteen years ago)
really the most "moral" army in the world is whoever wins the most wars lolz. winners make the rules and all that.
― This House is a Prison on Planet Bullshit (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 16:01 (sixteen years ago)
moral combat was my favourite game on the SNES
― \∫Öζ/.... argh oh noes! (ken c), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 16:05 (sixteen years ago)
Is there a game called "Oral Combat" ?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 16:06 (sixteen years ago)
i played that with your mum once
― \∫Öζ/.... argh oh noes! (ken c), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 16:12 (sixteen years ago)
and lost
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 16:16 (sixteen years ago)
― snoball, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 17:00 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 23:03 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― Irving Forbush (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 23:09 (sixteen years ago)
applying morality to an institution doesn't make any sense to me
― I think no pants is sexy. (Matt P), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 23:12 (sixteen years ago)
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
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Thursday, 2 April 2009 11:51 (sixteen years ago)
― Tuomas, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 2:32 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
51, 50, 49, 48
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Thursday, 2 April 2009 11:52 (sixteen years ago)
Who is the second most likely poster to start this thread?
― bnw, Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:03 (sixteen years ago)
What are you talking about?
― Tuomas, Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:04 (sixteen years ago)
this is like when you shoot the blob and the blob comes back twice as blobby in that film the blob
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:09 (sixteen years ago)
If god really was on Israel's side they wouldn't need an army.
― StanM, Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:11 (sixteen years ago)
^ underrated point. we need more wizards in the realms of religious debate, facing off in magic contests.
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:13 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― Sundar, Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:21 (sixteen years ago)
Which army has fought the fewest wars and been involved in the most peacekeeping initiatives?
― Matt DC, Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:59 (sixteen years ago)
Republic of Ireland?
― Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Thursday, 2 April 2009 16:02 (sixteen years ago)
Someone like that?
Historical connections with British Army scuppers that I suppose
― Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Thursday, 2 April 2009 16:04 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Thursday, 2 April 2009 16:18 (sixteen years ago)
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.
― Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Thursday, 2 April 2009 16:24 (sixteen years ago)
it's kind of a tenuous link, like blaming blighty's boys in 1940 for the misdeeds of aethelstan's rabble?
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Thursday, 2 April 2009 16:26 (sixteen years ago)
taking them from official foundation in 1922, they're a pretty clean bunch. assuming they missed out on the civil war. hmm.
― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Thursday, 2 April 2009 16:27 (sixteen years ago)