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<blockquote data-quote="bob1442" data-source="post: 2921403" data-attributes="member: 135025">I need to point out that there are two arguements here and they should not be confused.The first is: what are the options available to people who don&#039;t wish to go/disagree with a war?The second is: is preemptive striking correct (and is Gulf War 04 justified)?Two entirely different things. Don&#039;t confuse them.Now... I also find it somewhat rich that our British friends seem to be calling into question American action while their country is standing by our side in the same occupation (and also still engaged in its own military occupation of a former colony off their own coast and dealing for years with insurgents over there).While there seems to be a great deal of debate about our country&#039;s actions, I don&#039;t see any of you leaving your own country or acting in protest of your own troops. I don&#039;t mean this as a dig as much as pointing out that the debate seems directed away from your own back yard).As stated earlier, I neither voted for the current administration, not supported the current Iraq occupation. However I did my civil duty as a citizen to protest both. But at the end of the day, I still consider myself a US citizen and doing my best to fulfill the related duties. And, I expect that the other half of the country would do the same thing if our guy had won in the last election cycle (something they did for most of the 90&#039;s). That&#039;s part of the civil contract we are all engaged in, regardless of what nation we live in. - Matt</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bob1442, post: 2921403, member: 135025"] I need to point out that there are two arguements here and they should not be confused. The first is: what are the options available to people who don't wish to go/disagree with a war? The second is: is preemptive striking correct (and is Gulf War 04 justified)? Two entirely different things. Don't confuse them. Now... I also find it somewhat rich that our British friends seem to be calling into question American action while their country is standing by our side in the same occupation (and also still engaged in its own military occupation of a former colony off their own coast and dealing for years with insurgents over there). While there seems to be a great deal of debate about our country's actions, I don't see any of you leaving your own country or acting in protest of your own troops. I don't mean this as a dig as much as pointing out that the debate seems directed away from your own back yard). As stated earlier, I neither voted for the current administration, not supported the current Iraq occupation. However I did my civil duty as a citizen to protest both. But at the end of the day, I still consider myself a US citizen and doing my best to fulfill the related duties. And, I expect that the other half of the country would do the same thing if our guy had won in the last election cycle (something they did for most of the 90's). That's part of the civil contract we are all engaged in, regardless of what nation we live in. - Matt [/QUOTE]

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