Looking back on the Vietnam War and how it effected the home front in the U.S., do you think our youth do enough or do the same today to express their feelings on the war in Iraq? For instance, the Kent State Massacre in 1970 when the students protested for 4 days in regards to the American invasion of Cambodia. (It's just a question I've been thinking about, please do not get offended by it)
2006-12-09 05:20:44 · 2 answers · asked by maldmb03 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
in order for our youth to even take a look at our country nowadays, they are going to have to bring back the draft and make people have a stake in what this country is all about and what they will lose if they dont stand up and fight for our culture and our way of government and life...i just dont see too many americans on inner tubes trying to float to cuba..or sneaking into mexico..or hiding in containers and trying to get to china...why is that...???
2006-12-09 05:26:06 · answer #1 · answered by badjanssen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not the same. You see we were going through a cultural shift in the 1960's. Today it is fear that drives our feelings regarding the war in Iraq. The fear of what if we do nothing and the fear of what if we anger the world or just the Terrorist. This is a question which we all must answer before going to war. If we don't go to war will it harm us? Can I live with mass destruction caused by my side and am I willing to give my life for the cause? If you cannot answer yes to any of the above questions then the war is already lost. As you see in all respects today this country is divided between the two camps. That is why in this war we will not win not because we don't have the military capability but because we don't have the stomach for it.
2006-12-09 13:33:16 · answer #2 · answered by JAMES H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋