going on about how we should fight in Iraq? It's not that it's unlady-like or anything. It just seems weird to hear a woman talk in favor of a war in very certain terms and in a overtly violent tone when they would not be drafted even if we were in WW3. I understand that some are military, but the ones I'm talking about aren't and make no mention of sons they have in harms way. It just seems to me that they could turn down the rhetoric a notch or 2. It sounds very chicken hawk to me. It's my opinion that anyone who by disability, deferment or whatever has a right to an opinion to US policy, but to come on as so pro-war when you don't have to be one of the people fighting for his life in some filthy street thousands of miles away---just seems so wrong whether the war is just or not.
2006-11-05 13:16:59 · 12 answers · asked by Ford Prefect 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
pro war is a lot different than pro military. I'm talking about women who say we need to send troops (that they would never be a part of) to a mission of kill or be killed.
2006-11-05 13:26:50 · update #1
I'm not talking about women that serve, I'm talking about women who don't and won't
2006-11-05 13:32:12 · update #2
do some of you people understand what I'm saying! I'm talking about women and men with deferment who want the US to be in an armed conflict and send others to carry out this violence and do the dirty work.
2006-11-05 13:34:40 · update #3
I do have a 16 yr old son, I would never never express opinions that would put him into jeapardy...Viiolent words today could lead into more heated rhetoric in the next years...if a draft comes in 1, 2, or 5 years, he'd be in the thick of it...i just think people need to be a lot more sensitive to other people's lives and other people's children's lives...It's pretty easy to send someone else's kid to war.
2006-11-05 13:49:02 · update #4
I guess my point is served more by some of the answers than my question...I guess some people are just plain violent. When I was young I was taught that violence never solved anything. My grandfather was wounded twice in WW1 (blown up and a few months later gased) and was the kindest soul in the world, probably because he had seen people die, he never offered opinion during Vietnam, he was too much of a patriot to dissent, but would never have professed war. Not one woman in my family have I ever heard pro war talk from. So, to profess war as an option seems ridiculous...to obey a command from a leader I can understand because it is patriotic. but to desire a violent outcome seems madness.
2006-11-05 14:08:31 · update #5
I want you all to know that i think very highly of the women in my family, they have been a part of forming me as much as anything or anyone...they are me and i am them. I believe Womens rights very much...it's not what I'm talking about.
2006-11-05 14:20:27 · update #6
Yes, but it's freedom of speech: we're all entitled to express our opinion but, yes, some of the loudest do seem to be those who are quick to place others in harm's way for their beliefs.
I'm not referring only to women, by the way.
Personally, I plan to express my own opinion on the war on Nov. 7, 2006. Please join me.
2006-11-05 13:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by iso_u2001 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sorry, my friend, but that argument just doesn't fly. Everyone has a right to their opinion on any war...whether they have a personal interest in the war or not. We are all impacted by the war whether directly or indirectly. At the very least, we all pay taxes and our tax money goes towards the war effort.
Your argument makes no more sense than saying someone can only have an opinion on a murder, rape, etc., if they or someone close to them is personally involved in the murder. and what does the potential for a draft have to do with anything? We do not have a draft for men OR women. If (and that is a REALLY big if) a draft was voted on, it would be many months, even years, before it went into effect.
For the record, I am a woman and for the war. If it makes any difference, I am a retired AF officer, but I sure have no problem with women having an opinion on the issue who have never served.
2006-11-05 21:34:18 · answer #2 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't say I am pro-war. No one likes war. I support our President and the mission in Iraq. I am a U.S. Army Veteran. I served from 1991-1995. I think everyone has their own opinion and should speak it whenever they feel like it. My brother is in Iraq right now. And my husband was there for 15 months. I also have a cousin who was there when the war first started. He does not talk about what happened to him over there.
I think these women just have conviction. I also think that sometimes it seems they are pro-war, but they just come on strong with what they are saying. I hope this makes sense.
2006-11-05 21:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 7⤊ 0⤋
The first Amendment to the Constitution (that is the greatest document to establish a country ever written), says that they have the right to say what they want. This helps us to see the truth, and how some people are Hair brained idiots.
That said, when the majority of our elected officials, that are the loudest advocates for the war in Iraq, got deferments during the Viet Nam War, and the younger ones felt like they were too good to serve. Then these uninformed women continue to vote for them.
2006-11-05 21:26:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
They have the same rights as anyone else and our rights are not based on gender or if you are eligible for the draft. They have opinions of the war just like everyone else. If this bothers you and you want to be fair tell the leftist women who preach hate about the war to turn down their rhetoric.
2006-11-05 21:27:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It bothers me that anyone is pro war. The gender issue doesn't have much to do with it. Except maybe women who are mothers who have brought children into this world and are now condoning the fact that it's okay for the army to kill innocent children in the war. War is not the answer to anything. Bush would be much better off focusing on domestic issues.
2006-11-05 21:36:45 · answer #6 · answered by Aussie Chick 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Not at all. I'm a woman in the military. Been deployed and going back again soon. I know its a lot for out little females brains to comprehend how you big strong me go fight them big battles while as delicate little flowers stay home and fret..... Get a grip. I was a MP and spent most of my time deployed in a turret. Us delicate little flowers ain't that delicate anymore.
2006-11-05 21:30:43 · answer #7 · answered by jessica a 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
i have friends in Iraq right now and i support them and all the troops 100% on their mission to fight the war on terror,but i wouldn't say i am pro war.
2006-11-06 01:19:00 · answer #8 · answered by ritalemay 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm a woman and I am pro-war and my husband is in the military. And he is somebody's son, he is my son's daddy and the love of my life.
2006-11-05 21:22:55 · answer #9 · answered by txmom 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Dear Kent
It may come as a shock to you, but there are female suicide bombers out there as well.
War is gender neutral get over it. It will never change.
2006-11-05 22:11:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋