Should I Support My Brother In...?

Question

Going To Iraq?

I believe so.

There is no greater gift than one man give his life for another. If we believe in what the Bible tells us, war is inevitable occurance which has long been and shall be as long as we are here on earth. War must sometimes be implimented. The Jihad brutally killed our people, friends, neighbors, sons and daughters in the terror strike on the Twin Towers & other US places on that awful day of 9/11. We CAN'T FORGET THAT! Saddam might be gone, Osama never found, but Jihad is alive and literally EVERYWHERE, even in our homeland as our neighbors & so-called friends.

I am NOT saying that all Iraq people or Musslims are bad. What I am saying is that Jihad has an agenda to take the WORLD over for Allah. Their agenda is NOT PEACE. And this war is not merely do fight the people who followed Saddam or another, it is to fight and destroy Jihad at it's center base.

Now again I ask you ... Should I support my brother's decition to enlist and sign up for Iraq?

Answer 1

yes, but understand just because he enlists and wants to go to iraq does not mean he will. i know several who have been in the army for years and have asked to go to iraq numerous times and haven't been sent yet. and i know some who have had a couple of tours there and want badly to go back but aren't sent.

bottom line is if democracy is won in the middle east that means one more terrorist tyrant 'bully' is taken out and the more of these bullies we defeat the safer the whole world is. unfortunately the world will benefit but america gets no gratitude at all...and btw, thank your brother for his service and sacrifice and your family too for your sacrifice. hooaah !

Answer 2

It sounds as if there is a religious dilemma, just as much as a strong family bond that you are struggling with.
As a military person who joined because of the current situation (as a medic), there is no better feeling that knowing your family supports your decision. If he decides to go, please do your absolute best to be honest and sincere, letting him know you're bothered, but probably because you're afraid he may not come back...just like 120,000 + other siblings and parents are thinking.
You pulled some knowledge from the Bible that is true and unfortunately for us, it's what we have to deal with.
As a man, he is making his decision based on what he feels he should do. As a man, he doesn't want to be questioned about his choice. But, done tactfully, you should question him about his reasons, just to make sure he does indeed want to do this.
It is no joke over there. Lives are being lost but lives are being lost everywhere.
As far as Jihad, a holy war, it isn't two religions fighting. But they declared a Jihad on the Westerners, the infidels and won't stop, even if we pull out of Iraq. To them, we will always be lower than an animal, which is why they feel fine with torturing our soldiers who are captured, beating them while they are down and dragging their bodies through the streets with smiles on their faces. They have rid the world of one more Westerner.
As a human, it's difficult for me to believe that any God would preach such a thing. But keep in mind that so much more is going on over there. Much of the violence is not always directed toward us, it's on their own people. Think of it like the days of Al Capone and organized crime. It is gang wars and we are in the middle of it.
Stay strong and support your brother regardless of his decision.

Answer 3

A hard question to answer. Everyone thinks there is a simple answer to this question, yes or no based on how they feel and everyone think s they are correct.
Everyone blames bush for this war. But let me ask you something, when someone tells you to do something and you do it knowing it is wrong who should get the blam, is it no the person who commited the act? The saem for the soldiers who went to war. They should have asked the questions and looked at the eveidence for themselves, you can't just rush into a war and then expect to blame one man when 10 men committed a criminal act. Everyone invloled in the war should be held accountable.
As for supporting your brother. How much do you care for your brother. I'm asking because you ask in a casual way as if you two don't get along. But you have to remember this is a person you may never see again. This is also a person that can hurt you more than almost anyone in the world. But you are the one that know your brother So the decision to support your brother should be a decision based on what you know of him and his morals. Why is he going to war, why does he want to fight

Answer 4

I feel sorry for your brother. He has been fed a pack of lies by everyone. What a shame that he is considering signing up to fight an unwinnable war based on hate. Aren't the thousands of innocent children we have killed over there enough? Aren't the 3000+ American soldiers killed fighting an invisible enemy enough? Why encourage your brother to be added to the body count?

Perhaps he should donate a kidney instead and save some kid's life.

I also believe in the Bible, and it says to turn the other cheek, to love your neighbor, and to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Just because there will always be wars doesn't mean we need to sanction them.

Answer 5

I don't understand why you're asking when you've clearly made up your mind. But yes you should, not for all of the reason's you say though. Iraq is not Afghanistan and Sadaam is not nor had nothing to do with Bin Laden.. I still fail to understand why people keep linking that...

Answer 6

Understand your concern in his going but have to respect him for being proud enough to want to go.

Just as each hour is entrusted to the Lord, so will his time there be.

None of us are promised tomorrow across the board - in the hands of God.

In a day, where many men are too sorry to provide for the children they father, respect their parents or family, work, respect their country and its freedoms - yeah give him a big hug for me and be assured he and others willing to go are in the prayers of many!

God bless - our soliders - everywhere!

Answer 7

Yes, you should, as a military wife (hubby is over there) our support means a lot to them. whether they/we believe in being over there or not, our duty as family is to be with them through thick and thin, and what better way than to support them in a career like the military. its hard for them being out there and its always good to know that their family has their backs!!

Answer 8

Yes it is important that you support him even if you do not approve of the war it is not of his choice that this is happening and he is the one who ha to go... in a sense he is going for you !

Answer 9

search for suggestion from him about it, absolutely you interior of an same project i grow to be some months in the past. one in all my pals grow to be keen to provide me recording kit if I worked with him and he grow to be a Lil' Wayne wannabe. i did not take the prospect because when I did that there will be no coming back.

Answer 10

sacrificing life for a noble purpose is great but to sacrifice it for an illegal war, is just like getting killed when doing murder or robbery

What bush has done is instead of fighting real terrorists, he has turned Iraq into another terrorist base.