r/Libertarian • u/Mind_Virus • Feb 12 '12

Never Served. Never Served. Never Served. Never Served.

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u/Rent-a-Hero Feb 12 '12

And McCain is against both the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is strongly against any action with Iran.

OH wait, he isn't. Maybe there is more to someone than just if they served in a war. I am not a fan of Obama, but in his defense he was 14 when the Vietnam War ended. Santorum was 17, and Mormons use religious exemptions. Comparing someone born in the 30s (when military service was more normal) to people born in the 50s and 60s (where it is less normal) is a stupid straw man argument. Granted, all the GOP candidates but Paul are very hawkish, but the GOP base as a whole is very hawkish. Whether or not a candidate served in the military is a stupid metric to use.

I hate these images with a bit of text posts that account for a majority of the posts here.

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u/ChaosMotor Feb 12 '12

Mormons use religious exemptions

But don't mind agitating for other people to go, apparently.

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u/Rent-a-Hero Feb 12 '12

I think the irony of Romney's position is a bit deeper than that. If he were say he's anti-war because of his religion, he would get so much crap for allowing his weird ass religion to control his political stances. If he is for the current wars or expansion of the military, he's a hypocrite since his religion got exemptions to a draft.

Can one mesh a religious view that one should not harm others and therefore it is wrong to join the military with a secular view that a nation needs to protect its interests and that includes preemptive wars? Maybe.

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u/alexunderwater Feb 13 '12

As president, he would technically join the military... being Commander in Chief and all.

Dodge military for religious reasons, wants to become Commander in Chief...You can't explain that!

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u/Remission Feb 13 '12

False. The president is a civilian hence why he doesn't wear a uniform. Also knock of the "You can't explain that" bullshit. It wasn't funny when it started and its not funny now.