The War in Iraq, why are so many of the people who support it not willing to send their sons off to fight it?

Question

Why is it that so many of the people that support the War in Iraq are not willing to send their sons to fight there? I come from a family where joining the Military during War time was expected of you. If I were young enought I would be in the Military myself, I do have a nephew who is in the Military right now. I had two blood relitives who served on Viet-Nam, one who served in Korea, and three who served in WWII, they all saw combat. I guess it's a rich man's War and a poor man's fight! This question will be listed under Business and Finance because of all of man's enterprises War is the most profitable

When I posted this question I expected some hot blooded answers. As a boy I dreamed of being an AirForce Pilot, but things didn't turn out. I watch the Military channel a lot, and have a great deal of respect for our military, and our young men, but make no mistake I hate War! In War there are only two rules, young men die, and no matter how much you want to change rule # 1 you can't, it's just that simple.

First of all, I am still looking for thougthful answers on this subjest, I think it's importaint. I am a die-hard surporter of the American military, and I think our young men and women are the best solders in the history of warfare, they are better trained and better equipped than any solders the world has ever seen. However if such a valued resource isn't deployed properly, then that the lives of such great young people are just wasted, and that's something I am not going to let happen.

Answer 1

They couldn't even if they wanted to. The sons are liberal do nothings trying to get laid, score dope and avoid responsibility. They would be worthless anyway.

Answer 2

I support the War. I personally fought in the first Gulf War. My brother just came back from Iraq a year ago.

The problem is not that the rich are not willing to send their sons off to war.

The problem is that too many politicians are more concerned with using the war to further their own political agenda than they are about winning it.

As to the person above who said that "not everyone is cut out to be in the military" thats a load of crap.

It pisses me off to no end when someone wants to take advantage of all the benefits that the United States has to offer but doesn't give enough of a damn to spend some time defending those same benifits.

You are correct, there will most likely always be someone else willing to fight and die for your right to be lazy/a coward/to just not give a damn, but that doesn't make it right and it's parents with that attitude that are half the problem.

Teach your kids to respect the sacrifices of others and that there may come a time when they may be called upon to make sacrifices of their own and they will grow up as much more responsible adults than those who did nothing but sit on their *** and play video games.

Answer 3

I agree with what you are saying, to a point.

When my daughter's boyfriend went over there at the start of the war as a Marine, I was very supportive, and very proud of him.

When my sons began to talk about joining the military, I thought more about it and really couldn't see them doing
that. For one thing, my daughter's boyfriend was a defensive end on the football team who had been a hunter all his life and very accustomed to killing. He was raised by very strict parents. My own sons were pretty much "basement boys" who played video games and were too small to be selected for sports. They were never taught to use guns, and would be very uncomfortable around death and suffering.

Not everybody is cut out to be a soldier or a Marine.

That doesn't mean, as citizens, we can't be supportive of what our troops are doing.... and very proud of the young men we know who are able and willing to defend our country.


FIVE DAYS LATER:
P.S. David, I totally understand what you are saying. But I also remember that, during the Vietnam War, they shipped so many drafted young men over there to be killed because they weren't cut out to be soldiers. One reason they won't start up the draft (or so I've heard from one very wise military mind) is that today's military is way too technical to be filled with a bunch of amateurs. It takes a long time to train military now, and drafting just won't work. When you say it's a poor man's fight ... you are right, but it has always been that way. Even during the Civil War, soldiers who needed the money were paid to take the place of wealthy people who preferred not to fight. Yet-- there are plenty of poor people who work for $8.00/hour and couldn't be a Marine even if they were offered a million dollars to do it. ~mia


Oh.... and another P.S. If somebody is old enough to be a soldier, sailor or marine.... he/she is old enough to decide for themselves. Since when is it the mother's or the father's choice? If it was, very few would really go.

And one final note: my husband spent four years in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. ~mia

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Answer 4

why would they risk there own sons lives when they can risk the sons in your families lives

its wrong but they are looking out for themselves