WMDs? This was a mistake from the get go. He will go down as the worst President ever.

In my book he already has.

I'm just curious, but how many of you are directly affected by this decision? Who all know someone or how many of you will go back to Iraq because of this. I know when i went in 2003 i never expepcted to be going back in 2007 with the reserves but here i am going back in 3 months. Just to let you know. I have no feelings either way. I do not romance the idea of war but i do what is needed of me.

I'm just curious, but how many of you are directly affected by this decision? Who all know someone or how many of you will go back to Iraq because of this. I know when i went in 2003 i never expepcted to be going back in 2007 with the reserves but here i am going back in 3 months. Just to let you know. I have no feelings either way. I do not romance the idea of war but i do what is needed of me.

 

Thank you for your service young man. When I served, you did your 13 months overseas and you were done. I hate to see the same troops make multiple tours, but unfortunatly thats where we stand military strength wise today. I think we are all indirectly affected, with how the world sees America, what kind of cooperation we can depend on from other countries in future conflicts. Directly, I have no family over there but I do have a close friend who has 2 sons on their second tours in Iraq. That seems to be the problem. Unlike WW1 and WW2 where everyone, military or cilvilian had involvement in the war, only a few, maybe 1% of America is directly affected.

It really irritates me that troops are getting rotated so often. They should get an entire 12 month break before heading back to SW Asia. Also, keep the National Guard at home.

It really irritates me that troops are getting rotated so often. They should get an entire 12 month break before heading back to SW Asia. Also, keep the National Guard at home.

 

I hear it's really tough to get recruits into the guard today....so many on their third and fourth tours, loosing their businesses, divorce rates are sky rocketing....they sure didn't plan on this length of active duty.

I hear it's really tough to get recruits into the guard today....so many on their third and fourth tours, loosing their businesses, divorce rates are sky rocketing....they sure didn't plan on this length of active duty.

It is fairly tough to get recruits into the guard and reserve but not for the reason you are thinking. Its just the opposite. People would rather go active duty. They are going to have to be deployed as often anyways so why not make it a full time career. With the guard its like living a double life. We actually have alot of people willing to sacrifice everything for this country. Alot of our young people have alot of pride and its evident to have so many people enlist during a time of war. The divorce rate is probally high. Of course alot of marriages are taking place a bit quicker than what normally would have happened.

WMDs? This was a mistake from the get go. He will go down as the worst President ever.

I lived through the Jimmy Carter years. W will never sink that low.

 

Fool us once, shame on us...fool us twice....we won't get fulled again.

 

Maybe you should try Taco Bell.

I am speaking specifically on W's Iraq Policy.

I'm all for him...and I support him fully.

In my book he already has.

Hopefully we won't have to worry about your avatar claiming that role then :thumb:

I'm all for him...and I support him fully.

 

It is easy for you to support his strategies from here. It is when you have to abide by them that it makes it more difficult. I'm no Bush basher and i deffinately didn't vote for Kerry but i don't agree with alot of bush's war plan. However he is my boss and i risk my life for what he thinks is right. Still though i get to see first hand mistakes that have been passed down from his administration all the way down to the privates. I was in Iraq when he declared the war won from the battle ship. The only thing that changed for me that day is they took my hazardous duty pay. Even though i was still getting fired upon. Two months later they gave it back. I support the president but maybe not fully.