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sofa king Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-19-08 07:01 PM
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8. I was in college in the first Gulf War.
I still remember well how, over the more immediate problems of exams, girls, money, and how in the hell could I possibly drink a case of beer in one night, I worried a lot about my friends and family who were called up and sent out.

That was nothing compared to this, both in the level of violence and duration. I feel bad for all of us.
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  -College Students Stressed by War Hissyspit  Mar-19-08 03:07 PM   #0 
  - Maybe these people can understand being subject to the Draft. They vote, too.  shain from kane   Mar-19-08 04:05 PM   #1 
  - Oh, they'd be in the streets with a draft  depakid   Mar-19-08 04:27 PM   #2 
     - Going into the streets didn't end the Vietnam draft.  pnwmom   Mar-19-08 04:38 PM   #3 
        - You can't fight a war without troops. Look at these statistics from Vietnam ---  shain from kane   Mar-19-08 04:48 PM   #4 
        - Canada made an agreement with the U.S.  disndat   Mar-19-08 05:42 PM   #7 
        - That was just a few years ago. Not during Vietnam. n/t  pnwmom   Mar-19-08 08:58 PM   #12 
        - Exactly. 50,000 men could not have died without a draft  pnwmom   Mar-19-08 08:57 PM   #11 
           - But most Americans Supported the war till 1968.  happyslug   Mar-19-08 10:51 PM   #15 
        - Good luck getting any college aged person to show up  crimsonblue   Mar-19-08 05:37 PM   #6 
           - I share your concern. I am definitely worried about the possibility. n/t  pnwmom   Mar-19-08 08:59 PM   #13 
  - Just wait...  singilarpoint   Mar-19-08 05:11 PM   #5 
  - I was in college in the first Gulf War.  sofa king   Mar-19-08 07:01 PM   #8 
  - I just graduated and I want this war over now.  bamacrat   Mar-19-08 07:20 PM   #9 
  - Don't be too hard on your brainwashed friend.  sofa king   Mar-19-08 08:56 PM   #10 
     - He said going to war with Iran made him horny.  bamacrat   Mar-20-08 06:13 PM   #21 
        - Yeah.  sofa king   Mar-21-08 12:59 AM   #24 
  - All I can say to all of those college students  tomg   Mar-19-08 09:30 PM   #14 
  - The College Republicans aren't stressed  TOJ   Mar-19-08 10:57 PM   #16 
  - I'm around college students every day.  Captain Angry   Mar-20-08 01:32 AM   #17 
  - I teach college and this has  tomg   Mar-20-08 07:42 AM   #19 
     - The depressing part is that most of the kids are fine with not knowing.  Captain Angry   Mar-20-08 11:36 AM   #20 
  - I remember being stressed by WAR.....and it was  better tomorrow   Mar-20-08 01:34 AM   #18 
  - Sounds just like ancient Rome.  roamer65   Mar-20-08 06:21 PM   #22 
  - The Whole World is Stressed about This War  fascisthunter   Mar-20-08 06:34 PM   #23 
 

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