tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post115972651631577829..comments2023-06-17T03:16:06.587-07:00Comments on Heartland Diary of Betty B.: The "Just Stay And Let American Kids Die" PlanBetty B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18154285977407188708noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post-1159884087920001242006-10-03T07:01:00.000-07:002006-10-03T07:01:00.000-07:00Betty,I'm not on my computer, but had to put in a ...Betty,<BR/><BR/>I'm not on my computer, but had to put in a couple of quick comments on my way to work:<BR/><BR/>One: We shouldn't have gotten into Vietnam, either. <BR/><BR/>Two: If my son chooses to serve, that's up to him. But he won't be a "child". <BR/><BR/>TLGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post-1159879764076083782006-10-03T05:49:00.000-07:002006-10-03T05:49:00.000-07:00Lib Guy,Since this congressman chose to remain ano...Lib Guy,<BR/><BR/>Since this congressman chose to remain anonymous, I guess we can't ask him what he was thinking.<BR/><BR/>Many of us continue to think of our children as our kids after they reach their late teens and twenties. Perhaps the congressman was thinking back to the Vietnam war when 50,000 of our young people were sacrificed in an ill-conceived military operation that dragged on for years.<BR/><BR/>Will you be encouraging your son to join the military when he becomes of age and volunteer for Iraq or similar combat duty?Betty B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18154285977407188708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31015397.post-1159843261163815142006-10-02T19:41:00.000-07:002006-10-02T19:41:00.000-07:00Look, I don't like this war either, but saying "Am...Look, I don't like this war either, but saying "American Kids" lends an air of "we're sending children into battle". Last I heard, you had to be eighteen to join the military.The Libertarian Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083575858624721967noreply@blogger.com