Would you die for the US?

Question

Doesnt that sound alot like Radical Islamic suicide bombers ect.

I just thought id ask...

Answer 1

Fantastic question!!Where are all the right wing pro war advocates?Maybe they went to enlist.If we were invaded and I had the opportunity to save the lives of my family and others I would do what I needed to do.If that means dying,so be it.In other words,I would not be the aggressor.I am against war of any kind.I am definitely against this one.Here's the kicker:We're trying to win a war against an enemy that has no regard for the Geneva Convention and conventional warfare.

Answer 2

If you are an American, the answer should be yes without a doubt. Unfortunately, many don't appreciate what America has to offer and take it for granted.

I love my country and I would indeed die for it and you. That is the difference between an American Patriot and Radical Islamic idiots.

Edited to add - Those that are answering No because of the war in Iraq - If the draft is reinstated, you may very well have to. Boo-Hoo

Answer 3

How the concepts are carried out are "radically" diferent. Your comparison is specious, to say the least. Furthermore, "to die" in the American concept typically means to put ones life on the line but not to kill oneself, especially not to do so with the inent to kill many innocents.

Your analogy gives some food for thought, but it is clearly wrong and, frankly, offensive. If your point is to show all people naturally want to defend their homeland, the point is made. You may be trying to contend against bigotry, but if you think the method is going to be excused because of that similarity in cultures, it won't. Simply because the intended use has such a high association with the death of innocents, that it shall forever be reviled by most people.

Would I die for my country? I really don't know.

Answer 4

The answer is most definently! I wouldn't be dying just for the United States, I would be doing it for my family, friends, co-workers and you! I have served in the United States Army for 23 years and I spent 15 months in the Middle East. It is NOT like radical Islamic, I hold our countries values to the highest degree; even though we are not perfect, I feel we are the best for our country as a whole.

Answer 5

I would absolutely give my life in defense of this country and what it stands for. I would not strap a bomb to myself in an attempt to take out as many innocent civillians as possible. You cannot compare a death of defense with an agressive death of choice. I would remind you that we did not go to Mecca and bomb it in order to incite the hatred of Islam, but Radical Islamics did fly airplanes in the World Trade Center and Pentagon to inflame the American people. What it sounds like to me is a backdoor attempt to place a freedom loving people on the same scale as murdering terrorists and I for one just don't buy into such outrageous garbage.

Answer 6

Most definitely, and in a heart beat !

Why ? you say Why ?

Ever asked any of the 25 million plus illegal Mexicans, also we're not counting the 3 to 4 million, that we call OTM (other than Mexican) why ?

Why would anyone risk their life, limbs, and loved ones ?

Because its AMERICA

Home of the FREE and the BRAVE

given we're also the land of opportunity, how many different ethnic foods do most Americans eat in a week

sighs :- )

eh, pedo, yes education is free and so is my answer(speech), so if you are an alien in America , get use to it.

Answer 7

No, it sounds like you are someone that is not smart enough to know the difference between fighting for your country and suicide bombing a building cause the moongod will be happy.

Education, it's free in the USA, why don't you try some.

Answer 8

It doesn't sound like radical Islam. Our men and women die on the battlefield, fighting the enemy, and our enemy dies by flying planes into buildings filled with office workers, blowing cafes where people are taking a day off from work, blowing buses in busy streets.

It's not dying for a cause that's bad, the question is; what's the cause, and how do you die for it. Please quite trying to associate us with them, because our attitude of mind is incompatible with theirs.

Answer 9

If the US was being invaded I'd be willing to fight to the death.

Suicide bombers kill children and women that are not a part of the conflict because of their misguided beliefs about a Muslim heaven.

Answer 10

I was drafted during the Vietnam War. Back then they didn't call it a war, it was referred to as a "police action." Truth be told I never saw combat but I came close and could easily have died for the U.S. In my case your question is academic, since I was drafted I had no choice in the matter. In the case of the Iraq War, it is all-volunteer (sort of), so the troops in Iraq volunteered to be there and I imagine they are willing to die for the U.S. I say "sort of" because the bigger consideration, on average, of the troops that are in Iraq is for financial and educational reasons. They are learning skills and there is a cash incentive to enlist. I'm not saying there's no patriotic motivation, but that motivation is not necessarily the main reason for enlisting in the armed services for many people.

To address the intent of your question, I would never compare our troops to radical suicide bombers. No U.S. troops commit suicide, they are killed by suicidal fanatics.

Would I die for the U.S.? Yes, but not for the war in Iraq. I believe it was wrong to go there. There was no national security reason to do so, the administration knew there was no threat from Iraq but lied about it, and now we are approaching 3,000 dead Americans based on a lie to the American people. Heck, Clinton lied about sex, he didn't cause 3,000 people to die, yet Clinton was impeached. For this reason alone I could not in good conscience risk forfeiting my life. For one thing, it wouldn't be in the interest of national security. Just in the interest of a morally wrong president wrapped in the flag of patriotism and the banner of religious righteousness. Welcome to 1984.