[Alberta's Child]

Actually it is, if you are the commander. Great commanders work long and hard planning the battles that will be the death of many of thier men.

Fine. Richard Perle wears no stripes, and does not function as the Commander in Chief of our nation's armed forces. As such, I would not consider him a "commander" in any sense of the word -- he's just some guy in an expensive suit who has been pursuing an agenda of nation-building for much of his adult life. I, along with a lot of other people in this country, are very suspicious that what's in his interests is not necessarily in the best interests of this country.

[truth_seeker]

"Fine. Richard Perle wears no stripes, and does not function as the Commander in Chief of our nation's armed forces."

FYI the US of A has civilian top management, of the armed forces. The President (who has always been a civilian), the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretaries of Defense, on down the line.

The HIGHEST general reports to a civilian. I wouldn't know if it is so, in the Alberta national guard.

Mr. Secretary Perle was in the Military chain of command, or a related staff role.

A lot of Americans served in wars because they were drafted. They didn't have the choice of deciding if the particular war (or Deputy Secretary of Defense in question) met their high, personal, individual standards.

But serve honorably they did.

You have not posted anything which would lead one to see where you would serve your country (countries, which one?) honorably.

You have simply posted excuses for why you WOULDN'T serve, provided you could find an excuse. You seem to have many.

I served as a conscript during Vietnam and the Cold War. No combat, no medals, honorable discharge.

And for the rest of my days I respect any who have served, but I don't heap disrespect on those that didn't.

Until they mouth off.