Quote: (03-19-2013 05:16 PM)Farmageddon Wrote:
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Note that Hitchens, like most chicken-hawks never served in any army in any war. What about you Farmageddon did you deploy to OIF? Were you in the Infantry? Do you have sons, nephews,? Did you persuade them to enlist in combat arms MOS, it would have been the right thing to do.
So you can only argue for or against a war if you have served in one? That's absurd. The case for or against a certain proposition stands or falls on the merits of the arguments presented by either side regardless of the history of the people presenting the case.
Using your reasoning, none of us understand what works in regards to bedding women because we're not actual women. Are you a woman? Have you ever been a woman? Are you a mother, wife, or sister? Then there is no way that you can understand what it takes to bed one of us.
Your reasoning is faulty.
Yeah, I think the war was a bad idea but the argument that you can't be in favor of a war unless you are or were previously in the military is just silly. In addition to women's issues, you see this type of argument used when racial or other minority issues come up. It is the usual "Let's just come up with reasons why I don't have to listen to you rather than have a substantive discussion like an adult."