How would you feel if you just had a son go to Iraq?

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canada4ever444	embarased and ashamed Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Elaine G	Furious that Bush (an immoral criminal) has let this war go on and on and on with no end in sight, no purpose, and no plan. Furious that Congress (aiding and abetting) has continued to fund this fiasco. Furious that ignorant republicans keep electing incompetent greedy oil people and lobbyists keep paying to keep those same people in office that (as a rule) don't send their own kids to war. Thanks for asking. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Rico	I can't imagine at this point. Let's bring them all back now. There can be no victory in someone else's civil war we instigated. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

dianak502002	I'd never let my son in the military, knowing how corrupt these politicians are, and how they have no regard for human life. My son is 10, and the most important person in my life, bar none. No one is getting their greedy hands on him. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

MarkGoldSports	scared and mad Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Minni	My friends brother is in Iraq, hope he comes back safe. What are we fighting for? War is not the ANswer! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

NatNat	Its a horrible feeling. My serious boyfriend is going and I am so upset about it. Its been a neighmear Im going to have to face. Horrible horrible thing. Im going to have to deal with this in 30 days with him leaving and dont know what to do with myself If you could take a sec to answer my question. I would appreciate it. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq0MEfFJpscQGZAwblCgEyLsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080924090033AAxB2Hy Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

USMC WIFE	I admire my mother in law who has both of her sons (who are who only children) in the Marine Corps. My Husband has been to Iraq 3 times and my brother in law is there on his first tour now. My mother in law had never had experience with the military before my husband joined, so I imagine when he did (and his brother followed a few years later) it had to be pretty frightening. As for if my son were to join the military and be deployed I would, of course be worried, but most of all I would be proud. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Spell Check Says Obama is Osama	I would be devastated, praying that he would make it home safely. ♥ Jordyn ♥ Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Fozzy	You should be proud as heck and of course concerned. The best thing that you can do is adopt your son's unit and learn all you can about who is there with your kid and what is going on. Your kid will call you and email and of course can get onto the various messenger services. Facebook and Myspace kept us in touch with our son on a regular basis. My son was KIA in Iraq 2/24/08. We are still in touch with his freinds and meet with soldiers from his unit when they come home for leave, and still support everything about the war and their mission AND the CIC. We are still proud of my son and his sacrifice. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Commie Unions =(New World Order)	They would be an adult and have made the choice for service to their country. I would be proud of them. I would not be proud if they sat behind a computer and attacked our country and brought down the spirit of our strong men in uniform. John Stuart Mill said it best. "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." -John Stewart Mill Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Sharon H	I would be proud of him! ;) McCain/Palin Country First! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

gib000	I would be proud he is serving his country instead of the worse case scenario of him not being a productive person in society. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Female Airman	I would be very supportive, very proud, but worried for his saftey as well (naturally). I am in the military myself, and it's an honorable thing to do. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

springchic	I guess if he enlisted, I would try to be proud. But at the same time, I would be scared to death of him not coming home. So, I would feel pretty shitty about it-- combining the guilt over not being happy for what he wants and the fear for what might happen. The soldiers need to come home, but what they do is remarkable. I put all of them on a pedestal for bravery and courage. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Billy11B	Having been there myself I would support him in his decision to join, pray like crazy for his safety and of the soldiers around him and keep in constant touch with him. I would be all mixed on the emotions of it all - scared, proud, nervous and a whole range of other emotions. It would be hard to watch the news but I would find myself doing that. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Teekno	Proud and terrified. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

MB Spirit	Immensely proud and equally terrified for his safety. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

NAZGUL	Proud he had join the military and is serving Honorably. Vet-USAF Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

SchizoWriter	I don't have kids but I'm praying that I get to go to Iraq or Afghanistan asked my mother and she says she's worried and doesn't get it, but I know she agrees with what we're doing so I HOPE there's some pride in there too... Edit: Dianak, judging by your post (no idea if it's accurate or not) but you seem to be of the persuasion that the military, with President Bush riding shotgun, snatch peoples children from their homes in the dead of the night and brainwashes them into VOLUNTEERING to serve their country, if your son chose to serve it would be his choice alone, and that of an 18 year old man. and to all of you calling this war a mistake or a fiasco, or a CRIME, you shame the memory and honor of every Marine, Soldier, Airman, and Sailor that has died in this fight, it is IMPOSSIBLE to "support the troops" but oppose their mission, because our troops have died for that mission, believing in it our servicemen are not victims of some shadowy recruiter and the American government, they're strong men and women who stand up willing to go out and secure your rights as citizens of the United States Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No