It has been said a long-term War will happen soon. My cousin in the reserves has been told by superiors to "be ready to go". For reserves, to be alerted so soon. I can't help but think a substantial ground War will occur. Now, I'm a plain civilian just like you (maybe a bit overzealous) but private citizen nonetheless. I don't think it will be just a bombing campaign. Although included nonetheless. My question for those (under 35 in particular)...Is: are you ready to go if eventually called upon? Remember selective service? Its not just to get government jobs, and this moment could very well come. I would not be crazy to go, but we all die eventually. We are here on Earth for a little while. Have sex, make babies and die somehow and someway. While I would love to live to be 99 years old eating squirrels with my grandkids in a world of peace.... it would still be comforting to know I am preserving that peace for my daughters children as I die. Maybe I am not "ready"..., but I want to commend those are are ready NOW: the firefighters, police, and military personnel who will be "ready". Ready to restore peace. Ready to be heros and ready to die for this country....and at any moment. To any of you "ready". I sincerely salute you and wish you the best....
Even if I wanted to go, they wouldn't take me an my bad back, but I don't think I could go. I just don't believe I have it in me to kill someone. I just could not do it.
I'd go, but everyone around me seems to think it would be a better idea to dodge it through school or the sort. I just don't think I could dodge the draft and feel good about myself in the morning.
I would really be surprised if it came to that. It's not just the U.S. fighting the terrorist it's all of the world's superpowers.
I'm too old....you young guys go and make this country safe for me and my family! I'm behind y'all 100% !
I'm not ready, as if anyone could ever be ready for something like that, but I would be willing if the call comes.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that Jeff. In fact, if this world had more people like you who believe in peace, the value of life and love for others...we would all be in a better place!
This would be the phone call if it were to happen: "Alex, this is Sargeant Kick Some Ass and we see that you have called us various times asking to volunteer to join our forces. So, we ask you. Would you like to" YES before he or she even finishes.
i'm still recovering from my knee surgery. i can't bear any weight. of course, i'm using those as excuses 'cause i'd rather not go shooting people.
Hmm. Basically you're asking if we are ready to die. I mean, generally you don't head off to war expecting you'll make it back okay. I really don't know if I can answer this. My family, my girl who I know I would marry in a few years, my friends...am I ready to very likely see them for the last time? I honestly don't know. I wonder if maybe why this is such a raging debate right now. I see so many people calling for war...anger, understandably, fueling that...but few of us have ever actually seen it. Few of us really know what that truly means. If it came down to either you go, or the country dies...then yes. Because at least then I know I've saved those I love. But I think this is why so many people are arguing now...because it doesn't have to come to that. Not if we don't let it. And I just can't help but feel that those who call for the spilling of blood are really taking the time to stop and understand that. Whoever did this (and I am now convinced more than ever that this is much more than simply Bin Laden) MUST be punished. They must suffer for what they've done. But to go and 'gut' the middle east....does anyone really see what that means? If it was simply Afghanistan, then yes, it probably would be over quick. And if we were to simply punish those behind this and anyone protecting them, then no one would have a right to say anything. But to just go on a clearing spree? Do all of you calling for all-out war really understand what that means? Don't you think every enemy of the US out there will finally have a reason to join forces against us? How many cries of 'human rights violations' - though they would have absolutely no right to do so - would come up? We could very likely win...but not without cost. I don't understand how those of you so enraged at the death of so many Americans are so willing to send more to follow suit. Even in the Gulf War - for all intents and purposes, a quick, swift a$$-kicking - had it's casualties. Maybe this would be that quick too... But maybe not. And let's not forget the kind of resources the middle east is sitting on. Do you think that the rest of the world, when it's all said and done, will just sit back and let us occupy that area? Would all our current 'allies' remain that way...when the kind of power that area could bring is in the balance? I guess I'm just thinking that this rush for revenge could bring on more than any of us realize. I guess I would be ready to die, ROXran. If it comes to a choice of death or loss of freedom for the people I love, then yes. But I refuse to do so, I refuse to say goodbye to those I love, for the whims of an enraged mass and a government frantically trying to appease them. Sorry for the rant. But already three days of this...God, I'm so tired.
I would be the last person you would want to fight in a war; however, I wouldn't dodge them if they came for me.
I'll admit I'm not to keen on a war. I wish the U.S. could have just gone in and taken out bin Laden and his organization, but now that there could be a full-fledge war I'm not in a hurry to send our guys over there! *Sigh*, why does there have to be sick, senseless people in this war?
