Why can't the American public as a whole seem to stomach war

[Cochise116]

Contemporary war is fought without censorship. Without censorship, war can get terribly confusing in the publics eyes.

But with Censorship isn't that Propaganda?

[mustremember13]

Not necessarily. The general public is not ready to see war for all that it is. No one really is. It's people killing eachother when there really isn't that great of a reason.  When the Marines slaughtered that entire town the press went fuckin' nuts when in actuallity it was just the atrocity that is war. That's the reality of it. People are sitting in their homes at 10 at night watching people die on the other side of the world. And what are they gunna think? We've captured Sadam, and taken control of the country, yet we still have soldiers deployed there, still have soldiers dieing there. For what reason? To help construct a concrete democracy in the Middle East that's just going to crash in on itself if we ever do pull out. The 2,800 soldiers that have died in Iraq are all heroes in my book, but what'd they die for in the first place?

The only thing worse than a battle won is a battle lost.

[B00MINATOR]

The Prince of Peace.
edit: the first time I saw this painting it was in the house of the seccond secritary to the US ambassador to Ethiopia.

Snap, very nice.

Pictures speak a thousand words.

-B00M!

[Bow-tie Assasin]

I mean back in World War II there wasn't nearly as much resistence to war as there is now. quote]

Thats because that was a war worth fighting. Japan was a Direct threat to the US. Example... Dec. 7th 1941 they bombed pearl harbor. So we then strke back. Japan at that time Japan had a HUGE offensive military, they were strong and dangerous UNLIKE IRAQ.

Now onto Iraq. Yes, september 11th was a sad and horrifying day, just as tragic as pearl harbor, but... The direct threat in this attack was alqueada NOT IRAQ!!!!!!. Plus IRAQ IS NOT NEARLY AS POWERFUL AS JAPAN IN WWII. PLUS IT WAS NEVER PROVEN THAT SADDAM OR IRAQ WAS LINKED WITH ALQUEADA or 9/11!!!! In my opinion this was more of a personal war for bush, daddy couldnt get saddam before, so now junior wants to make him proud.

When it comes to iraq i'm pro soldier, but anti war

And i hate to tell you but no country as a whole has ever really stomached war. there will always be a percentage that is apposed.

[Bow-tie Assasin]

Because we now are a country full of Metrosexual Liberals

See statements like that are plain immature and ignorant. If all you guys can do is put one sentence into this topic, dont bother. My dad just walked in about a minute ago and read some of these responses. Note: he is a Conservative not a liberal, he fought in NAM and has followed politics since the 1960's. When he saw the response above he just shook his head and said unbeleivable. It's just sad.

[deathbydanish]

Because we now are a country full of Metrosexual Liberals

See statements like that are plain immature and ignorant. If all you guys can do is put one sentence into this topic, dont bother. My dad just walked in about a minute ago and read some of these responses. Note: he is a Conservative not a liberal, he fought in NAM and has followed politics since the 1960's. When he saw the response above he just shook his head and said unbeleivable. It's just sad.

gixser is old enough to be your dad, well if teen pregnancy were involved that is.

[Bow-tie Assasin]

Because we now are a country full of Metrosexual Liberals

See statements like that are plain immature and ignorant. If all you guys can do is put one sentence into this topic, dont bother. My dad just walked in about a minute ago and read some of these responses. Note: he is a Conservative not a liberal, he fought in NAM and has followed politics since the 1960's. When he saw the response above he just shook his head and said unbeleivable. It's just sad.

gixser is old enough to be your dad, well if teen pregnancy were involved that is.

And how does that make his statement more mature?

[B00MINATOR]

Because we now are a country full of Metrosexual Liberals

See statements like that are plain immature and ignorant. If all you guys can do is put one sentence into this topic, dont bother. My dad just walked in about a minute ago and read some of these responses. Note: he is a Conservative not a liberal, he fought in NAM and has followed politics since the 1960's. When he saw the response above he just shook his head and said unbeleivable. It's just sad.

gixser is old enough to be your dad, well if teen pregnancy were involved that is.

And how does that make his statement more mature?

I started laughing and now officially use it

Any harcore conservative would have thought it was funny and, to an extent, true.

-B00M!

[djmtott]

After Desert Storm, Americans expect war to be mass enemy killings and low soldier body counts.

[sNiPeRWoLf88]

I started laughing and now officially use it

Any harcore conservative would have thought it was funny and, to an extent, true.

-B00M!

Because everyone knows that if there's anything this country needs, it's more people on the extreme ends of the political spectrum.  Horray for irrational... everything!

That goes for both sides.

[deathbydanish]

Because we now are a country full of Metrosexual Liberals

See statements like that are plain immature and ignorant. If all you guys can do is put one sentence into this topic, dont bother. My dad just walked in about a minute ago and read some of these responses. Note: he is a Conservative not a liberal, he fought in NAM and has followed politics since the 1960's. When he saw the response above he just shook his head and said unbeleivable. It's just sad.

gixser is old enough to be your dad, well if teen pregnancy were involved that is.

And how does that make his statement more mature?

It doesn't, I just felt like laughing, this thread is too serious.