As a soilder myself i'm glad they changed the name. Not because its disrespectful to those who have fallen. Not because its there right to change it.
No, because from my expericance from the taliban, i'll say 70% do not want to have fighting, but instead want their land back and have been brainwashed into beliving that we are the enemy .
I've met injured taliban soilders who screamed like little girls when we walked in out of fear, and those who have quit to help the afghanistan army when they've been offered the basics of security, food, shelter and pay. No game or person can truly understand a person untill you meet them outside arms, becuase the media paints a gloomy and inhuman picture of them. Most are just doing what they think is right.
Don't get me wrong though, as I carn't stand even looking at photos of tailban without wanting to rip out there guts with rusty spoons, and every other soilder I know feels the same way.
So out of respect, for thoose who have and still are fighting these people, I think its a great desion and I for one thank EA and DICE for making it.
@Kamatari +:
Well someone found the new iphone at a bar somewere, and so sold it to gizmondo for $5000. Now apple is saying that its stolen, even though the seller tried to give it back and gizomdo did give it back when asked.
Recently the main editor of gizmodo had his house raided illegaly.