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To: Happy2BMe
In WWII, everyone down to the local paperboy (remember those?) and corner barber (remember those?) were either waiting in line to go 'Over There' or had already been 'Over There' and had lived to tell about it.

Don't forget those that were DRAFTED! There was plenty of anti-war, pacifism, and neutrality seekers then. The idea that the US was galvanized for war against evil is not accurate. Never has been that way. Hopefully we'll never need to be 100% 'for' going to war. That said, it still stinks for the troops. I've watch at least three rotations go home and feel good watching them grow more and more excited as they get short.

28 posted on 12/07/2004 4:46:58 AM PST by Eagle Eye (Some say the glass is half empty; some it's half full. I say, "Are you going to finish that?")
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To: Eagle Eye
VietNam was our breaking point.

In WWII, yes, we did have the draft. Draft dodgers were locked up in prison. Nobody had any doubts about what Hitler would do if given the opportunity to invade the States.

29 posted on 12/07/2004 5:06:52 AM PST by Happy2BMe (It's not quite time to rest - John Kerry is still out there (and so is Hillary))
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To: Eagle Eye
"Don't forget those that were DRAFTED! There was plenty of anti-war, pacifism, and neutrality seekers then"

True, but bear in mind that the draft didn't create a big emmigration to Canada or anti-war protests all over the country. Nor did it create a hatred for Presidents Roosevelt or Truman. There will always be people who are opposed to war, but today, (unlike back then), these folks find it necessary to viciously attack our President, try to destroy our military's reputation and morale, and divide and weaken our nation. Because America was more closely knit back then, people just would not get away with this sort of treacherous behavior.

72 posted on 12/07/2004 10:37:07 PM PST by TheCrusader ("the frenzy of the Mohammedans has devastated the Churches of God" - Pope Urban II, 1097 A.D.)
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