I think everyone has an opinion on how their tax dollars are spent. Obviously if we are talking about war tactics, someone who has served in the arena in question knows more than someone who hsn't.
Dana On 7/28/05, Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think Sam (or anyone on this list) fits into the chickenhawk > definition. From what I know - you have to be someone with the ability to > shape policy that sends people off to war or someone that can directly send > people off to war in order to fall into the category of chickenhawk. > > Having said that ... I don't think that you need to be willing to serve in > the military in order to have an opinion about what's going on and to be able > to comment on it. > > From the wars that I can remember there have been those that I would not have > had a problem with serving in and others that I would. In reference to the > former: > > Gulf War I > > In reference to the latter: > > Viet Nam > Gulf War II > > Not wanting to serve in Viet Nam or the current SNAFU does not mean that you > lose the right to opinion. > > Howie > > --- On Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:07 AM, Larry C. Lyons scribed: --- > > > > Given that Sam is a classic chickenhawk, its really doubtful that > > he'll ever attempt to serve. Yet at the same he'll be frothing at the > > mouth to invade an ever expanding list of countries he fantasizes > > about. He is so brave when it comes to the lives of other people. > > > > larry > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167001 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
