[GovernmentShrinker]

Why? Because kids suddenly don't really need a father, as long as he got killed in Iraq before they were born? Or because it's suddenly okay for women to raise children for "selfish" reasons, because their husband got killed in Iraq?

[okiecon]

Why? Because kids suddenly don't really need a father, as long as he got killed in Iraq before they were born? Or because it's suddenly okay for women to raise children for "selfish" reasons, because their husband got killed in Iraq?

1. The number of people actually being killed in Iraq is a relatively small number.

2. If you cannot understand the difference in a tragic accident or unforeseen death and injecting purchased sperm into your vagina because you "need" a child, then there is really no reason to talk to you.

[JamesP81]

Why?

The two situations say two very different things about the people involved.

Military wives who lose their husbands during war intended to provide a home with a mother and father. They were willing to do what was necessary to give their children what they needed. This gives a strong testament to the character of both the mother and the father.

It does not give a strong testament to a mother when she doesn't even attempt to provide a home with a mother and father for their children, even after study after study after study shows that an environment with both parents is ideal for children.