The "Maybe military service not only prevents you from committing crimes, but also keeps you alive?" may be a little much but I agree with your point. The other thing most Americans don't seem to get is that if you look at the history of our wars, conflicts and police actions (Vietnam), the casualties in the current war/conflict are a small fraction of what any other major conflict in the past has been. here is a breakdown: http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat2.htm

Each and every life taken is a loss and its a shame it has to happen, but this is the way some situations have to be dealt with. Do you think all of these protesters and slanderers would be out to make the military and our le...

The "Maybe military service not only prevents you from committing crimes, but also keeps you alive?" may be a little much but I agree with your point. The other thing most Americans don't seem to get is that if you look at the history of our wars, conflicts and police actions (Vietnam), the casualties in the current war/conflict are a small fraction of what any other major conflict in the past has been. here is a breakdown: http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat2.htm

Each and every life taken is a loss and its a shame it has to happen, but this is the way some situations have to be dealt with. Do you think all of these protesters and slanderers would be out to make the military and our leaders look bad (not that GW isn't a bit of a dolt on his own but thats not the point here) if there were an attack on American soil? I guarantee they would be grateful of our military might and all the tax dollars that we put into it. So if its ok to defend our own freedom why then is it not ok to defend the freedom of others who are not as lucky as us to live in a nation where we can do and say what we want when we want. There is a simple situation to figure out where you should be in this argument about iraq. If you were walking down the street and you saw someone getting mugged would you help or would you turn your back and walk away and let them handle it themselves? Its as simple as that, and if you are part of the latter group please exit our amazing county in a peaceful and organized fashion, may I suggest Canada of France to you.