[churchillbuff]

I take it from your response that none of your family think this war is important enough to volunteer for it. No wonder you have no problem with the body counts - none of your relatives are in harms way.

[Allegra]

No wonder you have no problem with the body counts - none of your relatives are in harms way.

OK...how about some of my family are in harm's way and your liberal, Kerryesque rantings irritate me, too.

Oh...almost forgot to tell you...I'm also in Iraq.

[Squantos]

Wow.......really cool that you know everybody who has relatives in the service. I'm with you ! If they have no family getting shot at they have no right to say anything about this womans opinion that her husband wasted his life for his country that she lives in now.

Glad I'm retired and have a brother in his 22nd year of service so I can tell you that I think your an idiot and making some of the dumbest remarks I have ever seen on FR.

That is the guidelines you have set down right ? If I have family in this fight I can post my opinion of your opinion ?

Stay Safe ............

[ought-six]

"I take it from your response that none of your family think this war is important enough to volunteer for it. No wonder you have no problem with the body counts - none of your relatives are in harms way."

You did not direct this comment to me, specifically, but you did, generally. I will respond, and give you the wars my family served in: My father...WWII. My brother...Vietnam. Me...Vietnam. My cousin...Grenada. My nephew...currently in Army ROTC. I have no children. If I did, I would be proud if they served, as, I'm sure, would they. My family has never shirked its duty to America, even if the cause was "unpopular."

[SirAllen]

"I take it from your response that none of your family think this war is important enough to volunteer for it. No wonder you have no problem with the body counts - none of your relatives are in harms way."

You know, if you're worried about body counts 42,000 people die in the US each year from auto accidents. I'm not trying to diminish anyone's death, but try to put things into perspective.

Is it worth 1,000 American lives to install democracy in Iraq that could spread throughout the middle east, and save 100,000's of future American lives? Before you answer no, is it worth 42,000 American lives a year to be able to travel quickly?

My best friend was in Iraq for a little over a year. I was glad he was there, and so was he. Was I worried? Every day, but I knew why he was there and so did he. It was worth it.