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Originally Posted by Rich
Explain to me how Vietnam or Iraq have anything to do with English or the supposed "freedom" Americans have. I don't think there was a huge problem with WWII draft dodgers. I'd be the first guy lined up to defend my country if it were threatened, but I'd rather go to jail for the rest of my life than be shipped overseas to kill defenseless poor people in an unjust, illegal war that's doing nothing but taking more money out of the hands of lower class citizens and putting it into the hands of war profiteers.
That being said, I agree with the second part of your post.
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"By the late 1950?s the Americans developed the ?Domino Theory? as a justification for the involvement. This theory stated, ?If South Vietnam falls to the Communist, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, India and Pakistan would also fall like dominos. The Pacific Islands and even Australia could be at risk?. "
http://www.learnhistory.org.uk/vietnam/reasons.htm
If one country falls, they all fall. At the time this was a big deal. It forced us to go help. Perhaps its not the best answer, but it does fit the bill.
And as far as Iraq goes... AT THE TIME when we first invaded, our country thought it was the best thing to do. If there was more out cry we would not have done it. As the war progressed we have seen that "there was a flaw". The flaw was that people were lieing to get us to war.
As has been stated in past threads, i dont think that Americans really care what goes on. They all think "hey, its not me over there" when the reality is it could be anyone over there fighting. A draft might actually make people start to care when \ if we goto war.
And i couldn't agree with you more. Alot of people are making ALOT of cash from this war. On all the shit that is bought and contracts that are given out. Its a huge waste of American money. We really cant just up and leave right now though. That would be doing a MAJOR disservice to the country of Iraq.