My hub is risking his life, although we have children. I'm sorry to be angry, but it's hard to feel proud when it's people you love in the middle of this!
2006-06-11 20:28:53 · 20 answers · asked by ? 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
i dont think war is stupid. i think this war is sort of ridicuious, but most wars have a point and a reason.
i think this war's 'point' is to finish what daddy started.
2006-06-11 20:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by tanja_berengue 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be careful...you'll be called "anti-American" for dissenting views like that. I'm sure some of your respondants will prove me right. War is necessary SOMETIMES. WWII, Civil War, American Revolution...all necessary. Iraq...we don't know yet. It seems stupid, but until it is all over and done with, we can't determine. I feel for you, personally. I have a friend that will be heading over there soon, but I can't imagine what I would do if my wife or brother or father were to go. It is totally different seeing others go on TV and in the papers. When someone you know gets sent into it, you gain a whole new perspective. The best thing to do is to just keep supporting your husband and praying that he comes home safe. But by all means, choose your words carefully. Trust me. I've said a million times that I don't support the reasons for war but I support the troops. The responses are amazing. I'm an anti-American hypocrite apparently. Newsflash to all: I can support my country and military, but I can also disagree with a reason to go to war! It's hard for some to comprehend. Just be proud of who you are and what you believe in, ma'am. Don't let anyone get you down. There are a lot of us out there who feel exactly as you do.
2006-06-12 09:29:44 · answer #2 · answered by bluejacket8j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well your husband actually volunteered for this. He volunteered to put his life on the line for anything this country got into. I know how it feels. My boyfriend is in the army national guard.
But the point of this war is so everyone world wide can live a safer life. Unfortunately we can't just "be nice" to Saddam and talk him out of his plans of taking over the middle east. War is stupid, but it's a necessary evil. Sometimes we have to fight on our feet or live on our knees.
As far as oil goes, if we didn't stop Saddam in the previous war he would have owned 45% of all the world's oil. That would have been a serious problem. If we were taking oil from Iraq(which i'm sure your husband will assure you we aren't and we very rightly could) the prices wouldn't be so high.
2006-06-12 03:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by prettyinpunkk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right, war is stupid. Instead of being a country at all, we could have let several different countries be in control of this continent. We could be slaves under the power of different tyrants as they took over the world at different times. We could live in constant fear of being attacked by terrorists. Yep, war sure is stupid. If your 'hub' didn't want to go to war; why is he in the military? Why did you let him be or why are you with him? My nephew was a sniper in Iraq. He went over twice. Of the other snipers that went over with him, only two came home, but he thinks what's happening there is good. My son is over there now. He's got a wife and two sons but we're all proud of him and he's proud of what he's doing. You don't think this isn't our freedom we're fighting for over there? You'd better think again. Sometimes we all have to pay the price.
2006-06-12 03:54:43 · answer #4 · answered by oldman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are thousands of women like you in Iraq where your hub is about to risk his life.
You people elected Bush and it is his decision.
Who do you think should back his decisions now when he is in chair for another full term?
Nations take decisions not in haste but with wisdom.
If you say something else and do something different you are destined to be doomed.
That is what America is doing at this point of time.
Let's see what is the verdict of time and how quick does it come.
2006-06-12 05:34:33 · answer #5 · answered by Saadi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maam, I know that you want your husband home. You have a right to your own feelings and opinions. I too am deployed in Iraq and I too have a Sig-other that wants me home. I'll tell you what I tell her. You don't have to agree with the war. You don't have like the war. Just support your husband. It's hard enough for him to be here, to be away from you. If you voice angst towards this conflict, that only puts more stress on him. He wants to be home, but he also has a commitment to America and to his brothers in arms. "I will never leave a fallen comrade" is part of our creed as soldiers. Just support him and try your best to be strong. He needs you to be strong.
2006-06-12 04:23:05 · answer #6 · answered by abnsundevil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All war is stupid but I respect thoes who go and serve our country and I think there is more to it than meets the eye. We are not the CIA. Many people want to arm chair quarterback the president's decisions and the media is spinnin faster than a washing machine! I'd challenge anyone to do a better Job living in a fish bowl with people critizing every thing you do no matter what it is.
2006-06-12 03:31:53 · answer #7 · answered by xx_muggles_xx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every fair minded person knows the military is doing an honorable service It is the war that is dishonorable,These nut cases and criminals in the whitehouse who are making millions for thier mates, at the cost of human livesThey preach,victory,patriotism nationalism and patience for the greater good How many of thier lived ones have been sacraficed on the battlefield?
2006-06-12 06:46:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be ashamed of yourself. You married a military man and you do not support what he has chosen to do. Why didnt you marry some liberal wiener dude that spends his day hugging trees while listening to the Hillary Clinton and the Dixie Chicks?
You dont like the war is one thing, but not supporting your husband is quite another. He is an honorable man doing an honorable thing. His selflessness has helped liberate millions of Iraqi's and even tho you dont appreciate it, they do.
I salute your husband, and the others there with him. Hopefully someday you'll join me.
2006-06-12 04:41:47 · answer #9 · answered by jack f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaking as a soldier, respect to your husband, shame on you for not supporting the cause, and for not supporting your country. How many people have lost loved ones to keep this country free? And why is your husband any better than any one else that he shouldn't have to serve? Especially when he enlisted of his own free will. What do you think it is that we soldiers do? We make war...its our job. We all have to make sacrifices to keep our country free.
2006-06-12 03:51:48 · answer #10 · answered by Shaun R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
War is needed sometimes, this is far too much tho. I mean its really stupid. How many lives do we have to sacrifice before someone realizes that its not our responsibility to take care of other countries. Ultimately we can't control how they run their country anyway. I wish you and your family all the best.
2006-06-12 03:33:30 · answer #11 · answered by lovemykalli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋