system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
CMV: Soldiers fighting in wars that aren't in direct response to an attack on their country aren't "defending my freedom"
gpt
The majority of what the modern military does it not really warfighting.

Would you say that naval personnel that patrol shipping lanes in order to enable global trade are thereby "defending your freedom" to buy things from other countries and generally enjoy the benefits of globalization?

People tend to have a very strict definition of the "freedom" that the military defends. In modern times, it is much less about your freedom to not be killed/looted/raped by belligerent nations, and more about your freedom to enjoy a modern quality of life via freedom of movement and economic opportunity.