> Brian wrote: > Why would someone believe in something strongly enough to send their > kids....as opposed to going themselves? Isn't that even worse? > > It's a completely impractical point though.
For me, the measure of pre-emptive invasion is: do I feel the threat is urgent enough to go myself or send my kids? If I don't, then I better re-think my convictions and the level of threat. What right do I have to send others to die for a cause I won't die for? I don't understand your objection to this concept at all. In fact, after 9/11, there were many parents that were proud to have their kids join the military to defend America. Many prominent Americans as well. For example Doris Kearnes Goodwin's kid left Harvard for the Marines, and she encouraged him to do so. Things totally changed with Iraq, however, as well they should've. And these days I don't expect many parents feel strongly enough about Iraq to send their kids. So my question to Mr. Bush would be: Do you feel strongly enough about Iraq to send Jenna on patrol of the airport road? If not, then you better not send anybody else's kid. A measure of a leader's integrity is whether she'll send someone else to do a job she's not willing to. I'd never follow anyone that wasn't willing to the job they're telling me to do. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Flash for programmers - Flash MX Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=56 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:184553 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
