Does it matter? Respect of our anthem for many of the people who served and died out there. Simple as that.
People join the military voluntarily
After World War II, to my knowledge, all wars started by American politicians were proxy wars, or attempts to boost their popularity by bombing or occupying country X or Y
American soldiers die aborad because they have allowed mentally challenged politicians to send them there, to risk their lives in endless futile conflicts
Weapons manufacturers happy, politicians happy with cannon fodder, media happy because wars sell and get a lot of views. It's all pretty sickening imo