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Don Seer:
Simple question.. funny how a draft dodger sends a nation to war


Has this comparison come up in the US media at all?

Last time it was a war on communism, this time its terrorism being used as an excuse..

Lincoln:
I agree. I actually had said something similar to this a few days after Bush went to war at school & was removed from the classroom.

Don Seer:
Has anyone -important- (not meant as a diss. lol) said this publicly?

by that i mean, has anyone tried to put this idea into the public conciousness?

or would that be seen as unpatriotic?


I know theres been some kind of unhappyness about soldiers being there still.. and didnt bush promise troops home? ROFL.. insanely people dont realise they're going to be there for a very very long time.
i'm thinking 10s if not 20s of years

I guess someone in opposition will put pressure on via this angle closer to election time.. depending on the atmosphere at the time.

The Big Bad Ass:
Well, here is what I've heard/seen about the situation. Yes, there have been several comparisons to the Vietnam war in our media. Not so much the mainstream news like abc, nbc, fox ect... but more so on channels like Fox News, CNBC, CNN ect. I personally do not like this comparison, as I feel it somehow makes the Iraq situation alot worse than it actually is. The death toll between the 2 isn't close enough to begin that comparison. In my opinion.

As for the length of Americas involvement over in Iraq... the public seems to think this should be, and could be an in and out situation. But from all the talk radio shows, and political analysts I have heard, 10 to 15 years was the expected time. That is one of the major reasons there was a lot of talk about a possible draft. That time span is alot longer than anyone seems to be comfortable with. And that is what kills me. I personally was opposed to us going to war with Iraq, becuase of the casualties, time, and money it would cost our nation. On the other hand, we have millions and millions of people who supported it at the time, but now they are all crying foul because our troops are still there. These are the people who make me angry. People need to take the time to think about the concequences of a prolonged war instead of thinking only a month or two in advanced.

At the risk of sounding stupid, I just wish we could all get along :(

Don Seer:
^ nah its not stupid at all.

You made some good points, esp about the draft..guess ya'll should start worrying about that :/

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