Why is it that most of the people complaining about the war,has never been in service, didn't vote,?

Question

these soldiers volenteered for service, they are protecting us and our rights and future rights of our children,If Bush did pull out, what would happen to us as a free people and allies to other countries , we've alway been a super power we would be alone , and at the mercy of the majority of the remaining countries that are not with us .... think about it. We have to be there as bad as it is or someone will be over here fighting, our soldiers or great heroe's and they know why they are there and the risk and are still willing to sacrifice for this our home the USA> would you give your life for the safty of this country?

Answer 1

Excuse me? How exactly are they protecting the USA and our rights? That is flat just crazy. All they are doing is stirring up more terrorism. What they are fighting over there are a bunch of so called insurgents that are nothing but ppl who are fighting agaisnt an unjustified occupation of their country. Would we not do the same?

BTW, I am a veteran and participated in Gulf War 1. As a female, I did not see combat BUT I was there.

Answer 2

If you believe this Country needs an Army, you can’t help but believe it needs Soldiers.

Who will these Soldiers be?

Don’t look over your shoulder. After all, with your education, ambition and dreams, you have a personal stake in the future of this Country.

That’s right, though military service is no longer an obligation, it is no less a duty.

In spite of all the bonuses, college money, benefits, travel and excitement of being a soldier, fulfilling your duty is the most fulfilling part of all.

The same can be said for voting. It is a duty as an American to vote. Don't exercise your rights without having earned them.
Think about it.

Answer 3

It's kind of hard to discern what question is being asked here. It starts with a question that disparages those who are against the war, then rambles about why the US can't leave Iraq and gets incoherent after that.

As far as veterans, I know plenty of them and quite a few of them are sick and tired of this war. I'd be one of them if it wasn't for that industrial accident when I was 19. I'm still young enough to enlist and the way the standards have dropped I could get in. I'll be damned if I take a cut in pay and lose my house for Bush's boneheaded debacle, though.

Truth is--most of the American people are now tired of the war. They didn't all vote for Kerry. They know now what the armchair warriors here apparently don't: That Iraq is three different sets of people cobbled together by the British in 1921. They don't like each other and the only way to keep a country like that together is to keep it under the thumb of a military dictator like Saddam Hussein. With him gone the US uncovered a hornet's nest and wacked it with a big stick. The Shiites are fighting the Sunnis. The Kurds are fighting them both. They were fighting each other long before our troops got there and will be fighting long after our troops are gone.

To those who state most of the insurgents are outsiders--that's simply untrue. The bulk of the insurgency is homegrown, most of them Sunni Iraqis scared of the Shiite majority. Who leads and finances them is still not clear three years later, although at least one leader may be Izzat Ibrahim Al Duri, a holdover from the Hussein regime and one of the only members of that Iraqi deck of cards still at large.

Finally, late last year when Jack Murtha announced a withdrawal plan the Iraqi parliament asked to have it implemented. The Bush Administration never even bothered to respond, of course; the same way they are ignoring the recent request of the new Iraqi Prime Minister to draw up a withdrawal plan.

I'm quite sure this is all news to the war supporters who posted answers to this question or who read this. We all know the amount of coverage these events got on Fox and talk radio: Absolutely none. So to those who are still supporting this war I tell you this:

Those of us who think something's gone wrong in this war--the majority of Americans---didn't come to this conclusion because they want the US to lose, or because they support terrorism. They decided something has gone horribly wrong because they knew more about it than you did. Their numbers are only going to grow and your numbers are going to shrink. And "stay the course" only works if you can dump this mess on someone else and walk away from it in 2009.

Answer 4

Soldiers have to believe they're fighting for us otherwise they just couldn't cut it over in Iraq. The truth is there are terrorists here, there and everywhere else so they're not really in Iraq fighting to preserve my rights and my future rights. If that was the case we'd have martial law right now and there'd be soldiers running thru the streets searching every house for suspected terrorists white, black, arabic and whoever else. They're fighting because an incompetent administration thought it'd be a good idea to take care of one wild hair in their asses even though there was no threat. I do appreciate all that soldiers do, in most cases, really, but in this case I pity them. And yes, I've had family in the military. And they don't agree with this war either. I suppose everyone has an opinion.

Answer 5

Damn I asked almost the exact same question on another forum at the same time. As you know, it's easy to complain, hard to do something about it. Don't worry though, those of us who have been there know the score and haven't given up. These weaklings who complain would just get in our way if forced to go over there.

BEACH BUM- You have no excuse for siding with the terrorists. Anyone who reads the news knows that most of the insurgents are from outside Iraq.

From a real vet. Iif you didn't see combat, you don't know what the hell you're talking about. Go denigrate your fellow soldiers some more.

Answer 6

I have given my life for this country and I did proudly. I don't regret doing it. I agree with you, the soldiers join knowing what they are getting themselves into. Like the ones who are in held in sanctuary in some of the churches across the states, they are cowards. Freedom has been taken for granted. The price is a high one, including lives and families. I believe if we pull out now, it would be a grave mistake, and one I don't think we can go back and correct.

Answer 7

Alright then. I not only was in the military, I spent 23 months in Vietnam, and I have voted in Every election since I was able to vote. I was drafted. You say think about it. I have heard all the lies and reasons being used today over 35 years ago. and nothing as changed. I have given more than my share and You would be well advised to engage your brain before wagging your tongue.

Answer 8

Hey Guy, Congrats about what you said..
No Bush did not hide out from Vietnam..

Our troops are doing the best they can under very hard cconditions..
What I would like to know is why JANE FONDA is not in jail for what she did in Vietnam. She is a trator to the country.
In the 2WW, she would have been shot.

Answer 9

A person shouldn't need to serve his country in order to express an opinion. There could be any number of reasons why a person chooses not to serve or is unable to. As for the not voting thing, not voting can be a sign of protest. In other words, not voting is like telling all the candidates: "I support none of you, so none of you is getting my vote."

Answer 10

If we pulled out al queda would set up camp and start recruiting and training like never before. They'd be empowered big time and tell the young people they can do it - they can blow themselves up for Alla and kill the infidels. What the cut and run crowd does not get is that these people will not stop until they win or die.