Quote Originally Posted by GHoSToKeR
This war is starting to have so many similarities with Vietnam.. It won't be long before people stop asking for the war to end and start demanding. But what does Bush or his administration care? He's out of the White House pretty soon, anyway.. Whoever takes his place can clear up the mess.

What do you think the chances are of a Democratic president next election? I'm not in the US, but whatever America do can help or hinder the rest of the world, so it's good to have someone we can all trust, you know?
One HUGE difference between the war in Iraq and the Vietnam War....there is no draft as of this time. One of the big reasons folks from the 60's and early 70's were up in arms, protesting, and raising hell was that rich kids who had powerful parents in government or big business could hide their own kids from the draft by getting them exemptions and placed in the national guard. That KEPT them from being sent to war. Now the reservists go to war INSTEAD of the regular army in many cases.

But the fact is that every single person fighting in Iraq, Afghnanistan, and any place in the world CHOSE to join the military. Most joined AFTER 9-11, so they knew the risks involved.

Kids my age back during the Vietnam War had no choice whatsoever whether or not they joined. Oh, they could burn their draft card and risk being put in prison. Or they could flee the country and be labeled draft dodgers and cowards the rest of their lives, possibly never being allowed to reenter the country. But realistically, most kids knew that when that invitation from LBJ and Nixon came in the mail, inviting them to join in the fun of Southeast Asia......they were going to go.

So while the media likes to hype the Iraq War as comparable to Vietnam, it is very different. Yes, we're very bogged down there and likely will be for many years to come. But we don't see tens of thousands of unwilling soldiers being forced to go fight like we did 30 years ago.

One last thought....if you think you can trust ANY politician, you are very naiive. ANYBODY who gets powerful enough to be elected president has so many skeletons in his/her closet and owes so many people for putting them in that position that the job cannot be obtained without corruption.

George Washington was correct, in my opinion. Political parties will be a major cause of the downfall of our republic.

Onward!