Reply #15: Because to resolve world conflict I would seek a [View All]

[CWebster]

department of peace and encourage our young to become doctors and teachers or other worthwhile occupations with a commitment to helping those who want, rather than encourage them to become soldiers who kill as a solution.

I have read too much of war and within my own lifetime have seen my own generation devastated by unneccessary war to be so easily led by the latest war frenzy. Look at the reality and note the serious disconnect between the glorious image of war heros and the suffering of war. The army just opened another investigation into war crimes as an everyday occurrence in Viet Nam and many of the soldiers involved won medals. Years from now, you will hear stories about Iraq. It is the nature of war. Always has been, always will be.

How can I possibly support a candidate whose worldview and basic philosophy about the role of the military as the force for peace is in conflict with everything I believe to be moral?

A better world is possible.