Well kids at that age are so good for fodder.
And not having LIVED very much either, they are idealistic and feel almost immortal.
It doesn't mean that they are immature and irresponsible, it means that they have a lot to learn.

Twenty, thirty years from now they won't be so gung ho.
(Maybe even 5 years from now).
I am encouraged by protests from the military sector, you know.....the ones who have been there, done that. And war is not pretty.
It's easy if you call the shots to get fresh-faced kids to do your dirty work for you.
Here's an opinion. One that I agree with, and one that many people can see through the validity of it and it's truths:

<Young men and War>.