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the war is draging on, what will you do

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Lets speculate, Lets say Barack Obama is elected president or Hillary (god forbid).

Then America is attacked by say, Iran. Mahmoud Ahmademonjihad gives a speech and takes credit for the attack. And then he threatens to wipe America off the map. What do you suppose the before mentioned would do?

And if they went to war with Iran and the war started to drag on would you?

1) Enlist in the military?

2) Support the troops in every way including there mission?

3) Protest the war and give the enemy support?

4) Join the jihad against the great satan?
 
How is protesting a war synonymous with giving the enemy support? :|

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If we were attacked by another nation I'd be all for nuking the living jesus out of them.
 
How is protesting a war synonymous with giving the enemy support? :|

It could be argued that protesting a war helps the enemy in some or all of the following ways:
  • Works to turn public opinion against said war, which may have the following effects:
    1. Possibly lower the moral of the soldiers in battle, knowing that possibly some of their friends and family are not exactly rooting for them.
    2. Possibly cause said war to get less funding (if the politicians listen to the majority opinion and decide voting against a bill funding said war would increase their chances of getting re-elected.), which in turn might cause some of the soldiers to die/have problems winning due to possible lack of equipment.
    3. Possibly gives said enemy hope that they might, through careful maneuvering, further shift public opinion against said war in the hopes that public opinion forces a retreat.
  • Possibly gives said enemy propaganda material, such as video/pictures of people protesting the war, which I am sure they would find uses for.

However, it could also be argued that protesting a war shows the enemy that we in this country have the right to disagree with what our leaders say (partially because our leaders are not supposedly doing the work of the god/whatever we believe in, and because of this we can agree with them without being condemned to hell/whatever we think there is.), and as such will probably have a really hard time agreeing to a theocratic radical Muslim government, if said enemy was ever able to get to that point in their war.

Hmm, some of those arguments might be a little weak. Oh well.
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If we were attacked by another nation I'd be all for nuking the living jesus out of them.

Attacking, yes, but the nuking I would consider carefully.

Edit: Ignore my avatar.
 
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It could be argued that protesting a war helps the enemy in some or all of the following ways:
  • Works to turn public opinion against said war, which may have the following effects:
    1. Possibly lower the moral of the soldiers in battle, knowing that possibly some of their friends and family are not exactly rooting for them.
    2. Possibly cause said war to get less funding (if the politicians listen to the majority opinion and decide voting against a bill funding said war would increase their chances of getting re-elected.), which in turn might cause some of the soldiers to die/have problems winning due to possible lack of equipment.
    3. Possibly gives said enemy hope that they might, through careful maneuvering, further shift public opinion against said war in the hopes that public opinion forces a retreat.
  • Possibly gives said enemy propaganda material, such as video/pictures of people protesting the war, which I am sure they would find uses for.

However, it could also be argued that protesting a war shows the enemy that we in this country have the right to disagree with what our leaders say (partially because our leaders are not supposedly doing the work of the god/whatever we believe in, and because of this we can agree with them without being condemned to hell/whatever we think there is.), and as such will probably have a really hard time agreeing to a theocratic radical Muslim government, if said enemy was ever able to get to that point in their war.

Hmm, some of those arguments might be a little weak. Oh well.
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I dont think being against a war qualifies as showing "support" for the enemy. When you're against a war. You're against it period. Being against armed conflict by no way means that I am "supporting" the other side. It just means I dont agree with the current situation. Most people are quick to label anybody opposed to this war as a "terrorist lover". They dont even bother to ask "why are you opposed to this war?". They dont even try to make an educated guess. They're become so blind by flag waving cowboys and CMT groupies screaming U.S.A. that they automatically see red whenever somebody finds they're opposed to the way things are going in Iraq.

Adding : I myself am all for the war on terror. Anybody who attacks America should be destroyed. However I currently find myself opposed to the way the war in Iraq has been handled. Does this mean I support terrorism? By no means.

Attacking, yes, but the nuking I would consider carefully.

Hey if a country hits us and we hit them back 5 times as hard. They can't really say they didn't have it coming.

Edit: Ignore my avatar.

Damn it :2razz:
 
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I dont think being against a war qualifies as showing "support" for the enemy. When you're against a war. You're against it period. Being against armed conflict by no way means that I am "supporting" the other side. It just means I dont agree with the current situation. Most people are quick to label anybody opposed to this war as a "terrorist lover". They dont even bother to ask "why are you opposed to this war?". They dont even try to make an educated guess. They're become so blind by flag waving cowboys and CMT groupies screaming U.S.A. that they automatically see red whenever somebody finds they're opposed to the way things are going in Iraq.

Adding : I myself am all for the war on terror. Anybody who attacks America should be destroyed. However I currently find myself opposed to the way the war in Iraq has been handled. Does this mean I support terrorism? By no means.

I agree, and am in much the same position.
IMO, the "War on Terror" is not being fought well. We need some new leaders, stratagies, etc. And I think most of the country thinks the same.

Maybe that's part of the reason there is such a fuss about an election which is still 20+ months away.

Then again, perhaps it's just the liberal mainstream media.

Hey if a country hits us and we hit them back 5 times as hard. They can't really say they didn't have it coming.

Point.
But why only 5 times as hard?

Damn it :2razz:
:lol:
 
Lets speculate, Lets say Barack Obama is elected president or Hillary (god forbid).

Then America is attacked by say, Iran. Mahmoud Ahmademonjihad gives a speech and takes credit for the attack. And then he threatens to wipe America off the map. What do you suppose the before mentioned would do?

And if they went to war with Iran and the war started to drag on would you?

1) Enlist in the military?

2) Support the troops in every way including there mission?

3) Protest the war and give the enemy support?

4) Join the jihad against the great satan?
Mods, please do not use these options when adding a poll to this thread......they are poor options.

Instead, use these options:

1) Increase your support for the war in Iraq.

2) Continue to support the war in Iraq.

3) Decrease but continue your support for the war in Iraq.

4) Decrease but continue your non-support of the war in Iraq

5) Continue to not support the war in Iraq.

6) Increase your non-support for the war in Iraq.
 
well, assuming that our leader actually did declare war, i would probably go to an officer college and enlist. I'm going to assume here as well that the nuke comments were facetious, not everyone in Iran is an allah-obsessed psychopath
 
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