are you glad not to have enlisted while bush was in office?

Question

how many patriotic americans were kept out with the antics of bush, bush sr, and reagan?.....beirut, panama, iraq.....laughable.

Answer 1

I re-enlisted while president Bush was in office.

BTW - I would not consider somebody as 'patriotic' if they place their personal politics over service to their country.

Answer 2

I served under Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr and Clinton. IMHO I served under two of the best presidents we've ever had - Reagan and Bush Sr - and two of the worst, Carter and Clinton. My decision to enlist or re-enlist was not based on who was currently the temporary occupant of the White House, but on whether or not I was satisfied with the military and enjoyed it enough to re-enlist. I served for 23 years, so the answer should be obvious.

And by your lame question, I'm willing to guess that you've never served a day in your life.

Answer 3

hilary clinton, john kerry, tom daschle, al gore - MANY prominent democrats supported the invasion of iraq. what makes you think it would matter if bush wasn't president? this is not bushes war, yet he, unlike most of the democrats who initially supported it, is willing to stick it out and not be swayed by ignorant public opinion.
The fact is, having the current democratic government succeed in iraq is far more advantageous to the US than letting the country descend into chaos. We are very near seeing this thing through, and waivering by liberals and others only strengthens the opposition.
Wouldn't it be better to have a free Iraq who is a close ally to the US in an area of the world where we need one, than a hotbed for the Taliban to train more terrorists?

Answer 4

I would have if I could have but I was 51 when he took Office. Hell, I'd enlist now if I could. The laughable thing was Billybob Clinton, the horny hillbilly and Jimmy "I Never Met a Hebrew I Didn't Hate" Carter. The last two Presidents the Democrats had, and the two worst Presidents in this history of this Country.

Answer 5

I enlisted under Reagan, and served with him, Bush Sr, Clinton, and current bush. Proud to have served our nation and it doesn't matter to me and the majority of Soldiers which administration we served under, only that we SERVED, unlike armchair generals and liberals who have no idea what true patrioism feels like.

Answer 6

i DID enlist while he was in office. there was pros and cons to it. the cons are obvious like: Iraq sucks, so does Afghanistan, so does everywhere near there. but 1 good thing about it is that at least you get annual raises regardless of if you get promoted or not, so you're getting paid more under him which is a definite pro.

but being in the military sucks regardless of who's president, even though i'm sure bush is screwing up real bad right now and only making things worse and worse as the days go by

Answer 7

Funny, I retired while he was in the White House. I was commissioned when Ford was President, and entered active duty under Carter.

Answer 8

All patriotic Americans refuse to be chickenfeed for chickenhawks. Only Nazi-Con goosestepping punks volunteer to follow the leader. Their fathers are weaklings, so they overcompensate by choosing absolute obedience to some loud-mouthed bullies, their substitute imaginary fathers.

I'm sick of these puppet Rambos whining that, "Hey, we're putting our lives on the line here, so you owe us respect. Listen to what we say about Iraq and not the Commie media. We're heroes, the reporters are wimps. We're dying for their right to protest, so they better shut up and do what we tell them to. Anyone who talks bad about our war is a traitor and ought to be put in Guantanamo. This is our war; you better not take it away from us. We outrank the American people, so that's an order. When we get back home, we'll show them who's boss."

If someone on active duty doesn't have the right to protest the war, neither does he have the right to push it down our throats. This restriction is similar to the case when, if a church gets involved in politics, it loses its tax-exempt status. The military's limit on free speech can't be one-sided. If these Fright-Wing GIs are allowed to broadcast their BushReich propaganda, then others should be allowed to have protests against the war. Under the UCMJ, the only right either side has is in writing letters to their Congressmen.

Answer 9

My husband in fact did NOT enlist while Bush (either one of them) was president, and I'm insanely pround of his career accomplishments.

Answer 10

I will be enlisting while Bush is in office and I am proud to be doing so.