You mean you have to be in the military in order to have the freedom to oppose a military policy? Maybe that's true in dictatorial countries, but not in a democracy. I opposed Clinton's Kosovo bombing - - even though I wasn't in the military. Was I not permitted to hold that opinion, either?
I thought so.
why aren't more children of the country's political leadership, in uniform in Iraq?
There actually are quite a few--they tend not to advertize it 'cuz it makes the children bigger targets. Besides, like yourself, you do not have to have military experience to oppose or favor a military action in a democracy.
Also, the fact there were no WMDs has to have made a lot of people question this never-ending war.
There were some types of WMDs found and a recent story out of the UN that some 'dual-use' systems are missing. It is not never-ending, you naysayers military-virgins said that about Afghanistan.
Full disclosure: I've been against the Iraq invasion from the beginning (I was for concentrating more manpower and firepower against al Quada in Afghanistan; when Bush said Osama "dead or alive," I cheered - - but everybody's forgotten about the guy who did 9-11.
No one has forgotten about OBL at all. What better way to fight an enemy than to fight him on several fronts. Notice we invaded Africa to get to Sicily to get to Italy to get to France to get to Germany. Was Operation Torch a sideshow to the war in Europe?
I suspect a lot of these hostile parents have come around to my way of thinking; they don't want to lose their kids for such a dubious military adventure.
Nonsense. They know the stakes here....
AND DON'T TELL ME I'M NOT A CONSERVATIVE
You are not a conservative, just a paleocon with a dislike for jews I'll wager....