While I DO in fact respect your right to say whatever you want, I disagree with you on your belief that that a President taking us into war should have had to have served in the military. I believe it is entirely possible for someone that has not been in the military to lead us in a war better than some that may have been in the military. Having been in the military, on the front lines where your life is on the line does not even begin to qualify one as an "expert" in war.
Ideally a President, whether or not he has been on the front lines, would rely on the expertise of his military advisors and leaders when it comes to tactics and decisions regarding war, noting that Congress still has to give the go ahead for a War.
My other comment would be... what do you suggest? I don't necessarily agree with Bush's handling of the war but I agree with his reasons for having gone in. Were we wrong on our information? Yes. I can admit that. But we weren't the only ones wrong and it's irrelevant now anyway. But to all those who say war was never the answer, then what should we have done? Sitting back and letting Saddam play his games with the UN was no longer an option and that's all I have heard people suggest. I would LOVE to hear what other ideas people have. Someday, I would love to be in Congress, or at least the Illinois government, and unlike most politicians, I acknowledge that I NEED other people's input, on all sides, not just Rep and Dem.
Ideally a President, whether or not he has been on the front lines, would rely on the expertise of his military advisors and leaders when it comes to tactics and decisions regarding war, noting that Congress still has to give the go ahead for a War.
My other comment would be... what do you suggest? I don't necessarily agree with Bush's handling of the war but I agree with his reasons for having gone in. Were we wrong on our information? Yes. I can admit that. But we weren't the only ones wrong and it's irrelevant now anyway. But to all those who say war was never the answer, then what should we have done? Sitting back and letting Saddam play his games with the UN was no longer an option and that's all I have heard people suggest. I would LOVE to hear what other ideas people have. Someday, I would love to be in Congress, or at least the Illinois government, and unlike most politicians, I acknowledge that I NEED other people's input, on all sides, not just Rep and Dem.
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