or is it just if they were in a war?
123498
yes, all members of the united states service are considered veterans. but not all are entitled to benefits once released from the military.
632956
No way would the war still be going I am a firm believer that if people in power want to send people to fight wars then they themselves should go into a remote jungle and fight the other sides politicans and leave the every day person out of it and that way innocent people would not die for no reason
335978
To a certian extent, I beleive it would be. There would be less wars and that's a very good reason to me. It is a fact that women leaders do not normally start wars.
399800
Maybe. Depends on how things go over the next few months/years. Every day that passes is another day of peace or could be interpreted as another day to prepare for violence, etc.\nIts hard to know, sort of depends on how relations go in the next while.
553715
hmm of course. in a war such as vietnam or korea the people fighting (mostly) were fighting for their beliefs. if you wont fight for them what will you fight for? each person believed that they were right and that their respective countrys would be a better place if they won the war.\nthe higher ups probably just wanted more power. inciting the pawns to fight.\nshould another country meddle in others affairs? no. should you interfior in the running of your neighbours house? lol again no. look at iraq. americans thought they were helping them, now its more dangous then ever.
286931
All of the above\nplus they can Vote to declare War.
111659
Absolutely.  It is just a matter of who and when.
96610
No, someone will get seriously hurt or killed then what do you know we'll have a WAR on our hands.
217108
No,  But it should be.\n\nAny time we are at war it should be the most important issue until it's over.\n\nIt's a life and death thing.
491489
They don't do war anymore.  It didn't work out for them the last two times.
556850
Historically you are correct, and generally it would occur through a draft, taking up a wide range of people from different socioeconomic groups. The Iraq war is fought by mostly the "warrior class" of professional soldiers (or reserves). I agree that most war hawks are hypocritical about their support of the war. We should go back to the days where the leader of the people was the leader of the battles, that way we will think twice about going to war.
398561
I think we should do what that general suggests.  There has never been a war, in which a force that went and lived up to laws of morality, and the other side did not, and the first force, winning.  Sometimes, you just have to be cruel to win.  I think what this general says is a great idea (I know it sounds kind of sick)  Just kill the people that decide to ruin other's lives, I see no wrong in that.
125711
They could!!! It might be a little hard to do at times,but they seem to have some capatibility!!!!
476048
Great question! I think we would have a whole lot less wars if the people making the decisions to fight, or their kids who weren't allowed to be in hiding in the National Guard, were forced to be in the fighting.  Therefore, I have to answer that they should be in the fight.  If you send someone in to die you should be willing to die too.
515371
when a nation is at war with it's own people
186192
Of course.\nPacifists don't make peace.  Soldiers make peace.\nWhether soldiers of the gun or soldiers of conscience.\nAnything precious comes at a cost.
508766
if a Third World War broke out and you don't go and fight for your country, you are branded a coward and put into prison for the duration of the war, You'd never be able to look at your own refection again, never mind your fiends, (who probably did go and fight, and spilt blood and shared the losses with the rest of us) You would be shunned by society for not fighting for the country in its hour of need Unless you are a Quaker (and you need evidence to back this claim up) or a Concenetious Objector, you would have to go and fight, if the Third World War did break out, I would gladly go and fight! As would be my duty to do so! If I was told to fight, I would gladly join the ranks of the British Army \n\nOur generation may have to, if things carry on the way they are going.\n\nI'll see you on the battlefield, comrade!!