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How many of you support this war on terror?
How many of you would send your sons to fight it?
How many of you would go yourselves?

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[perpetualmotion.livejournal.com]

I don't
I wouldn't
I wouldn't

If only it was really a war on terror, maybe I would... If it was a war promising a brighter tomorrow, maybe I would... But this is the beginning of something big, something scary, and something that shouldn't be...

This is all very sad, and incredibly dangerous. The terrorists have won, they're plan worked perfectly. Such a war is going to unite more Islamic groups together against the USA and they're allies. The future's pretty grim...

[blah.livejournal.com]

hrmmm...

well, i suppose i am weird this way buuuuut:

i do support it, but it's not something we can snuff out with a few bombs. the us needs to allow assination of people responsible for terrorist acts. afghanistan as a country is not responsible, and neither are muslims or islamics or any group in particular. although i do support the annhilation of the taliban govt. and osama bin laden as protagonists of terror. as far as other countries are concerned, i don't believe a strike is in order until such groups are found somehow responsible or connected to the wtc disaster.

i would not send my son (if i had one)

but i would go myself.

it seems that nobody in the middle east likes israel very much and i do think this might be part of the reason the us was targeted. i am NOT saying that i don't support israel though. i do support them, very much so in fact.

if you read the bible though some very interesting things are lining up almost exactly as it says they will. (in reference to israel and the united states)

[earthtoellee.livejournal.com]

I said this the day of...
Put me on the first suicidal bomb mission flight right into Osama's house.

[blah.livejournal.com]

hehe.
that'd be cool...

if he had a house...

it'd be more like a "tent"

[millionz.livejournal.com]

It's tough to respond to this, I am in the Army Reserve which I think in times like these is a little tougher than being in the actual army, In the Active army your day to day life is spent in uniform. My everyday life is spent in Khakis in a high rise office building fixing people's computers. So on Saturday when I reported for my monthly training meeting and our commanding officer told us that if war breaks out it the question won't be if our unit will go but when, similar to gary hart's report that it wasn't a matter of if we would be attacked but when. So not surprisingly when bush put the Taliban in a position that they prety much couldn't get out of tonite I was obviously pretty scared. But am I worried about fighting, do I think what we are doing is wrong? Absolutely not. Certainly America has perpetrated wrongs on many nations both small and large but does that mean we now are not allowed to stand up for what is right? I think the pronblem with most Americans as that when the prospect of fighting occurs we either run hot or cold, We either tie ribbons around the trees in front of our houses as we did during the gulf war or wave our flags as we are doing now, or we spit on our soldiers and condemn our goverment as we did in vietnam. My political position has always been this, no matter what the reasons my nation has to enter war if the fight itslf is just then I am behind it. When we fought in the gulf and the naysayers said this is just a fight to keep oil prices low it is totally politically motivated I didn't care because the truth of the matter was that no matter what our motivation no matter in what way we were falling short of our goals, we were helping to liberate a nation by coming to the aid of kuwait. So when we poll the college students in this nation and they say "man if I get drafted (which really is not a possibilty now) I am fleeing to canada" All I really have to say no matter what you think of our government, no matter what evils you think they have perpetrated in the past, the intentions of this war (if we can call it that) are just, and if you are not one of those that is willing to serve your country to protect your compatriots freedom, then I don't belive you are deserving of that freedom yourself. So absolutely I am scared and you don't know how I dread leaving my cushy job and life but if my friends and fellow soldiers have to go then there is nothing that could keep me from serving along side them.

[boonedog.livejournal.com]

I support a war to stop terrorists from killing innocent people - but there is a lot more to this situation than just that. To many groups, the US leaders are terrorists. Many innocent people have been killed by bombs by the US. I'm not saying it justifies terrorism on the other country's part - I'm just saying that we need to clearly see how some people may see the US as terrorists also. The Bush Administration knows full well that this war is not about "terrorists who hate freedom" - it's about making themselves look good by avenging the WTC tragedy. It's about protecting their military positions in the Middle East and it's about greed and oil.
And it's about being able to pure more and more money into their friend's military careers.

If I had a grown up son it would be his decision whether or not he should go fight this war.

I would not fight in this war or any other war unless it was in self-defense. I have not got it in me to kill unless I'm about to be killed. I'm not saying it's bad that soldiers can kill during war, I'm just saying that I know myself and I know I couldn't do it.

[budhaboy.livejournal.com]

heh.

I think it's too early for me to tell...

If this 'war' is going to involve carpet bombing and a large invasion force, I'd say no.

If this war is going to involve light bombing and commando raids I'd say maybe (depends upon whether or not their can be adequate restraint on who is targeted).

If this war is going to be faught mostly by the FBI, CIA and involves using political pressure on the Bin-Ladin's family (I have little doubt they could shed MUCH light on his financial structure), as well as gross intimidation of the swiss and other 'private' banking centers to rob him of his money, I'd be happy.

Am I right?

I didn't support the gulf war, prefering to wait for the sanctions to work... I'd probrably do the same thing today, regardless of the fact that in hindsight, they never would have really worked.

Not me.

[hiraya.livejournal.com]

That's for damn sure.

[nandan.livejournal.com]

But...they "the oppressed peoples of the world" complain that sanctions target the wrong people. Afghanistan is under sanctions, and look at that mess.

[nandan.livejournal.com]

Yes -- although I haven't the slightest idea how we can effectively fight this "war".
No -- Not my baby.
Yes -- I would go myself.

[dew.livejournal.com]

Support it but don't believe for a minute that the US can do this alone. The ultimate objective (to complete rid the world of terroristic attacks) seems too utopian for me.

He's too young

I'm too old

There's no question in my mind that a military campaign is on the way, the success of which will be determined by the outcome. Will it go down in history as being Vietnam-like or succesful as WWII was? Only time will tell.

The other part that concerns me is that in the past all conflicts have been fought on foreign soils. There is real potential that the US could be an ongoing target/battleground in these exercises. That concept is unfathomable by today's Americans. A few more attacks and the Nuke'em sentiment is going to run high. That would be a costly mistake.

[savonarola.livejournal.com]

i would be more inclined to support this
new war if were under a different president 0-
that bumbling monkey boy does not speak for
52% of the population of this country, have
we all forgotten that? the jackassmotherfucker
actually refered to what we were going to
be doing as a "crusade." the jackass has no
comprehension of what that word means to that
part of the world.

it would be my son's or daughter's choice
as whether they decided to go.

again, under another president i would
consider it - but the BushMasterFlash in
very few ways represents what i think is
this country - he is just a silver spoon
fed southern boy who just got his face
slapped by a problem his father helped
create and now he is a consumate whiner.