I long ago figured out that I could best contribute to the country by building stuff and creating value in the economy. I considered going to work for the CIA after 9/11, but I don't know squat about actual warfare, battle-zones, intelligence gathering, etc., and it still seems like I can better contribute in the civilian world.
Occasionally I think about the government and the military effort in terms that I understand- systems, software, etc., and I wonder if there are ways I could contribute there. I'd love to help the government build better collaborative systems for fighting the war. Right now I am just getting my company off the ground. Maybe later I'll be in a position to apply some resources toward solving problems for the Pentagon. I'd like that. As for the family, I will echo Bruce's thoughts. They are free to do what they want. If my daughter were to choose military service, I would be proud for her to serve. At the moment she either wants to be an actress or a teacher, but she is only nine, so a decision isn't exactly pressing. My wife is on par with Dana in terms of her feelings about the war, and I don't expect her to contribute to something she disagrees with. On Nov 19, 2007 6:54 AM, Gruss wrote: > Is that worth your wife's life? Your children's life? Your parent's life? > > Think about that when you're together with them at Thanksgiving. > Would you send them all and give their lives for "staying in the > area"? > > This isn't some intellectual argument in a coffee house; this is your > neighbors dying in a meat grinder and the facts are in: it was dumber > than fuck to do in the first place and, imo, criminal to continue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:246794 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
