Would you fight for your country?

[ghengis86]

No formal military for me either.
In Iraq, who had a stronger impact: Saddam's official military or insurgents working on their own? Saddam's military just lined up and waited to be shot. The independent insurgents are still giving the US military fits. I'd become an insurgent.

no my friend, you'd become a patriot!

 

[newyearsrevolution08]

I would fight if I was being attacked. Now if Russia or some other ww3 version comes to pass and ends up being fought on u.s. soil, I would have bigger things to worry about.

Would I go fight in wars outside the u.s. ? A few years ago? HELL YEAH!!!!! Now? HELL NO!!!!

I am not fighting and dieing in some war to make some assholes money or to push political bullshit on some other nation BY FORCE.

 

[newyearsrevolution08]

If I was "Drafted" I would not leave MY country. What kind of option is that, I would NOT be around to where they could "Draft me up" but I sure as hell and not going to run to fucking canada because of it lol.

 

[nbhadja]

Nope I would not. I don't believe in war anymore. It just causes more war.

 

[olehounddog]

I would not enlist. I would use my 10 yrs infantry experience to defend my home and community.

 

[Scotso]

I'm rather disgusted by the people here that would not defend our country if we were attacked.

I mean, if it's something we started, or if some totalitarian dictator has come to power here and the world attacked us to stop him, that's one thing. But if we were attacked without provocation, of course I would enlist and defend my country.

It won't happen, though. Still, if people care so little about this country, why don't you go ahead and leave now? No one's forcing you to stay.

 

[ghengis86]

I'm rather disgusted by the people here that would not defend our country if we were attacked.

I mean, if it's something we started, or if some totalitarian dictator has come to power here and the world attacked us to stop him, that's one thing. But if we were attacked without provocation, of course I would enlist and defend my country.

It won't happen, though. Still, if people care so little about this country, why don't you go ahead and leave now? No one's forcing you to stay.

you don't have to enlist in the army to defend your country; that's where you and I (and some others) differ.

nothing personal, just a difference of opinion.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

We're fighting for our country right now. against all these domestic enemies like the federal reserve...

 

[brandon]

I would fight to defend my fellow countrymen and women, but I would never fight to defend the united states government, which is essentially what we would be doing in your hypothetical situation.

What good could come from your situation?

The Russians win and we are ruled by the corrupt Russian government...
Or the USA wins and we are ruled by the corrupt US government.

I'll take neither, and I sure as shit am not putting my life on the line in this situation.

 

[RonPaulVolunteer]

If they come to attack us, they will not kill civilians like we have been in wars, they will simply try to wipe out our military and our government. Clearly some civilians would die, but I believe they would be a lot more careful than we are in Iraq.

 

[RonPaulVolunteer]

Except that I am a 45 year old female. But on 9/11 I would have enlisted. Getting attacked means we have to defend ourselves.

Umm... Someone needs to watch Loose Change...

 

[Brassmouth]

I'd fight in a revolution, nothing else. If drafted....I dunno what I'd do, but I wouldn't serve, that's for damn sure.

 

[RedLightning]

OTHER: I would fight in a militia or on my own, but I would not enlist in the formal military and possibly not even if drafted.

Same here.

 

[qh4dotcom]

Bump

 

[newyearsrevolution08]

you don't have to enlist in the army to defend your country; that's where you and I (and some others) differ.

nothing personal, just a difference of opinion.

+1

Just because I don't want to sign up for the army does not mean I would not STOP an invader from attacking myself or those around me. If America was attacked with a full on invasion, I know most in my area would pick up their weapons and go head first into the conflict and remove the invaders as fast as possible. I know there are plenty of men, women and even youth who would fight to the death to stop us from being invaded, overtaking and so on WITHOUT having to enlist in the military which would odds are station us out of country anyways.....

 

[newyearsrevolution08]

I'd fight in a revolution, nothing else. If drafted....I dunno what I'd do, but I wouldn't serve, that's for damn sure.

+111111

forced military?

fuck them...

 

[BarryDonegan]

I could see myself enlisting as an officer if a legitimate threat to our security happened that we did not intentionally create.

the difference between libertarianism(I've always been libertarian) and anarchism is a belief that the nation DOES have a responsibility to protect you from harm. while the militia is probably the wisest instrument to use for this, we don't really have time to switch the system around. when a foreign nation is bombing you, you gotta do something right then and there to protect everyone.

 

[pebcak]

Umm.. where's the option for, I'M ALREADY IN THE ARMY?

Of course I'd fight.

I went to Iraq in 2004, only to discover that this whole war is illegal and based on false pretexts. If I had to go back, it would only be reluctantly to fulfill my duty.

But if there was ever a real revolution, or if our borders were being invaded, count me in. I believe chances are, however, that we'll just get more crap interventionism like the Iraq War. In that case, I'll just finish my time, get out, and become a politician.

 

[ihsv]

If we are invaded, and the Ruskies are running around and are in a position to threaten my family, my local community, and even my state, I would fight.

Edit: I don't think I would actually enlist, but I would certainly work with local militia groups to defend our homes.

::waves to the NSA::

 

[nate895]

I'd rather live under the tyranny of Washington, DC than Moscow, or any other foreign capital.