6 Years Later Iraq Better but Still Shaky

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Originally Posted by wolfeskins

sometimes going to war is the correct thing to do regardless of if you have a loved one in the military or not. thats what the military is for. thats their job, it's in their contract. if they're called upon to go to war then they go. i supported going to war in iraq , your jackass statement makes it sound like the only reason i and anyone else that supports going to war only support it because i/we do not have a loved one in the military.

War very rarely is "the correct thing to do" especially when the United States is concerned. And yes, too many people in this country think casually of it when proportionally speaking their loved ones weren't at risk of fighting it in the first place.

If more people actually had to face the prospect of seeing their son, daughter, wife or husband come home in a body bag or alive with their legs blown off, I think you'd see a much different attitude about war in general.

And that's not a "jackass statement" -- it's the goddamn truth.