Minimum requirements.I mean if they truly thought this War was just wouldnt they ALL be volunteering to Fight for the War they have 100% agreement with.
2007-04-24 13:47:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
DAMN
2007-04-25 03:23:35 · answer #1 · answered by Ron Simmons 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt anyone agrees with any kind of war 100%. Plus, unlike WWII, we don't need a massive amount of volunteers to "fight" this war. America is in a situation that it has never been in before and no one knows how to do it properly. Historically, occupations never work, that is how the Roman empire flourished, they did not occupy conquered lands in the traditional sense.
I would join the military in a heartbeat if there was a direct or easily foreseen indirect threat to my family, country, or freedoms. A war against a concept, "death to the west," is not a war that i can fight with guns. It is an idealogical war against extremism. The best way for me to help, is to support the people that are in positions to do something about it. Is that person the President of the USA? I don't know. If is is, should that person be Bush? Maybe, again it is a hard call. Do I still want to help find a solution? Absolutely.
2007-04-24 20:59:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wasn't around to know much about his politics but (1) says how I feel when Cheney talks tough:
Vice President Dick Cheney recently attacked my 1972 presidential platform and contended that today's Democratic Party has reverted to the views I advocated in 1972. In a sense, this is a compliment, both to me and the Democratic Party. Cheney intended no such compliment. Instead, he twisted my views and those of my party beyond recognition. The city where the vice president spoke, Chicago, is sometimes dubbed "the Windy City." Cheney converted the chilly wind of Chicago into hot air. [...]
(1) He also said that the McGovern way is to surrender in Iraq and leave the U.S. exposed to new dangers. The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.
In the war of my youth, World War II, I volunteered for military service at the age of 19 and flew 35 combat missions, winning the Distinguished Flying Cross as the pilot of a B-24 bomber. By contrast, in the war of his youth, the Vietnam War, Cheney got five deferments and has never seen a day of combat — a record matched by President Bush. [...]
On one point I do agree with Cheney: Today's Democrats are taking positions on the Iraq war similar to the views I held toward the Vietnam War. But that is all to the good. [...]
We, of course, already know that when Cheney endorses a war, he exempts himself from participation. On second thought, maybe it's wise to keep Cheney off the battlefield — he might end up shooting his comrades rather than the enemy.
On a more serious note, instead of listening to the foolishness of the neoconservative ideologues, the Cheney-Bush team might better heed the words of a real conservative, Edmund Burke: "A conscientious man would be cautious how he dealt in blood."
2007-04-24 20:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by gunkinthedrain 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Is that why the majority of the armed forces IS republican?
What nonsense. Me? I'm a democrat. I had the courage to turn in my card, but not the courage to volunteer.
My respects to every man and woman who do. They are my heroes. Your attempts to undermine their efforts by claiming cowardice for those that support them (when you clearly support the enemy) is transparent and pitiful.
Who do you think you're fooling? A few ignorant people in Islam? You can't stop them from discovering freedom. You can't stop the revolution that has already started there.
2007-04-24 20:55:55 · answer #4 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Retired Army, Been to iraq three times. When did you serve?
2007-04-25 08:25:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You couldn't lower the standards enough for a liberal to fight for freedom. First they are not smart enough to pour pee out of a boot with the directions written on the heel, and they aren't brave enough to fight their way out of a wet paper bag.
2007-04-24 20:55:11 · answer #6 · answered by brendashubby35 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A large number of us have already served our country. My DD214 says that I was a CT2 when discharged from the USN on 14 August, 1993, last duty station Diego Garcia. What does yours say, Che?
2007-04-24 20:51:19 · answer #7 · answered by Rick N 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I Hate America.
2007-04-24 20:50:35 · answer #8 · answered by Osama W. Reid 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, you are absolutely 100% right, man!
2007-04-24 20:52:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe the term you're looking for is "chickenhawk".
2007-04-24 20:50:44 · answer #10 · answered by eatmorec11h17no3 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No.
2007-04-24 23:07:00 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋