You sure picked one heck of a way to prove your "point." Openly wishing for others' children to die in defense of this nation? That's really amazing.
Rd, you're overdoing it. The context is what counts and I just confirmed it with Hank. The point was this: If someone is so anxious to go to war, let their kids be first.
That was commonly said to politicians toward the end of the Viet era, AND was an appropriate sentiment AT THAT TIME when the gov't had revealed it had no intention of winning the war.
It's similar to saying, "let bush and bin laden fight it out in an open arena, if they're so consumed with war."
I spent 20 years in the military....I believe I've EARNED the right to talk about war. I've been there. It isn't pretty.