to all the military families how do you all feel about the fact that all these people support the war that you are fighting and want more of you guys over there but most of them are sitting on their butts not doing a darn thing to help enjoying their families while you guys are away from yours? how do you guys feel about the war? do you think that its worth risking your life over? we all know how most of the politicans feel but how do the army men and women feel that are actually the ones fighting it? do you believe in the war?
i know how my husband and i feel and our friends..... but how do the rest of the military feel? i ask this because so many people want to know if there should be more troops sent... and some say yes but what are those some that say yes doing to help fight the war??????
let me know your thoughts on this military families...... let me know if i am way off base.......
Thank You
2007-01-19 13:16:21 · 7 answers · asked by i_luv_my_army_man 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
i never said that i agree with the war or that my husband agrees with it all i said was maybe these people that DO agree with it need to get off their *** and do something....... and to the one women that has cousins in Iraq WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR THEM LATELY? while you are sitting at home playing on the computer? i know that for my husband i do everything he dont even have to lift a finger when he comes home other than to play with his baby....... i support him in everything that i can..... if we have the money he gets what he wants and i tell him in and everyday how proud i and our family is of him.... when is the last time you wrote your cousins a letter? and lady until you live and i mean first hand on a base you have no clue how hard it is to know that your husband is leaving soon and to watch your neighbors leave and your friends ....... i bet you are one of those that have "support your troops" on your bumper right?
and i support my husband because this is HIS choice of job...
2007-01-20 01:39:43 · update #1
I feel that it isnt fair that my husband has to be over there, but this is his job. This is what he signed up to do. He is trained to do this.
How do I feel about the war? I dont like it. I am constantly worrying how my husband is doing and when I am gonna get a phone call from him.
Do I think its worth risking my life over? If it came to it yes. I would die to protect the ones that I love. My husband, my children, my family, and my friends. My husband explained to me that he knew what he was doing the day that he signed up, and why he was doing it.
I have been the one waiting here for his safe return (he comes home in a month) supporting everything that he does even if I dont agree with it.
2007-01-19 15:24:50 · answer #1 · answered by j_kuemmel02 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
in contrast to the answerer above me(Erudite), i've seen military people (who are serving now or have served lately.) on these very yahoo pages who are supportive of the war effort. i think they take a very dim view of the effort to erode their morale.
my best friend, who is my husband's cousin, has a cousin there now. she wants him to come home, but the difference between her and you is that she wants the troops to be pulled out so that we can bomb them, instead of losing.
i myself have several cousins in the military. one's in boot camp now and she may very well end up there. and how i would feel about all these people "sitting on their butts while they say they support the war," is that i would appreciate that SOMEONE can appreciate the sacrifice these people are making without trying to score political points. believe it or not there ARE more important things in life.
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i am very sorry. i mistook your question as being from someone who does *not* support the troops.
and you're right- i haven't written my cousins a letter lately. i have been sending pictures, cards and things to some troops, but that has only been recently, and i'm always on the lookout for something to do for them from here.
whether or not they believe in the war, i do feel for them having to be away, and i feel a lot of respect for you for having to sacrifice your husband to protect the rest of us. i shouldn't have said what i did, my only excuse is that i had been reading criticism after criticism of the troops and anyone who says they support what they're trying do and when i saw your question, i thought you were also bashing them.
i apologize again, and please, i'm not trying to make anything harder for you or your husband- i was actually trying to defend you both against what i thought was an attack.
2007-01-19 21:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by political junkie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband is in the Army and is facing a deployment soon, his third deployment. He doesn't want to go and we don't want him to. He and most of the soldiers I know agree with what is going on in Iraq. There is more to it than what is led to believe. Many Iraqi people want us there. When the little kids there thank the sodiers for being there and saving them, my husband said it is all worth it. I am not sure what I think about the war, but I know I do not what my husband there again. It is too risky and I hate the thoughts of not knowing what is going on and my kids don't know what to think of their daddy. Maybe I am being selfish but my family is my world. And I need their daddy to come home.
2007-01-20 08:58:27 · answer #3 · answered by katbeek 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have an all voluntary service and regardless of how we all feel, we have politicians to thank for the mess we are in now. I spent more than 27 years in the Army and feel that sending more troops to Iraq is useless unless the Iraqui people start fighting their on war. I hope and pray that we can get all our men and women out of that area without any more blood shed.
2007-01-19 21:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The military at my base are against the war. ( Just like 70% of the Americans are ) Most of the military state the war is not worth the risk to American lives. ( As you know Iraq did not do 9-11 and North Korea and Iran, China are more dangerous ) The military for the most part enjoys the Military but do not agree with the war. All agree this will be another Vietnam.
2007-01-19 21:26:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yeah it sucks and takes its toll but ask your man is it worth it, when hes in iraq and they throw 20 g in his face tax free and choice of duty station.............. hell reup
2007-01-19 22:53:33 · answer #6 · answered by 7am gangster 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
what
2007-01-19 21:48:22 · answer #7 · answered by 1982 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋