Matt Damon Is Very Outspoken

Bravo!!

I have a whole new respect for Matt Damon. He speaks the truth. When there is no draft the military is built on the basis of class instead of mass. It is those from the lower economic classes who end up on the front lines and are ultimately more likely to come home in body bags. Enough is enough. If our government -Republican or Democrat really believes in the war, really believes in the mission then it must be willing to sacrifice the lives of its citizens and permanent residents from all economic and educational levels.

So, is Matt going to insist that his daughter and step daughter both enlist when they are of age? He is SO gungho on sending other peoples daughter.

Look at the Royal Family in England - both Wills and Harry are in the military and are set to go to the front line. You’d never see Bush’s daughters enlisting!!

Not every single person in America will agree in going to war. For him to suggest that both daugthers should go and join the military, we’ll they can if they want to because it is after all, still voluntary. You can’t force someone to join unless we are in dire need of it and that’s when the draft will come in effect.

There is more that can be done to win this war. The reason why it looks like we are losing is because we have our hands tied down. Also we got plenty of these “outspoken” celebs like Matt Damon or politicians who have their own agenda to get into the white house who have been against this war from the beginning. If everyone would just show support and not be such a ******* *******, we would have won this a long time ago. And yes, that includes the administration right now who are ***** handling this war! If only they could take into account how we defeated the Nazis granted our enemies are a bunch of cowards who hides behind the civilian population. Tactics needs to be changed and the Geneva convention need not apply to these cowards. Oh but guess who will be the first to apply the Geneva conventions on these cowards, we’ll the same outspoken cowards in hollywood and sold out politicians!

Yay Matt!

Bush was ridiculously cavalier about sending other people’s children to fight a war and in such a unilateral fashion! Bush totally thought he could avoid the U.N. process and that we still have the complete support of the rest of our “friends” like those of European countries with their support of troops and bases (i.e. sharing the cost of the war).

Instead Bush’s recklessness has gotten us into a Vietnam-scenario where we lose no matter what we do next!

If Bush had something personal to lose , like his own children going to war, he would have no reason to go to war with Iraq. He was quick on the whole unilateral decision– i.e. risking the lives of other people’s children, but his own? Never.

After all that is said and done, Bush’s legacy will be this Iraq fiasco.

Btw, everyone knows that it’s a voluntary military. However, it’s the economically disadvantaged that are the only ones who seriously consider it as a career option. i.e. they are the soldiers in the field.

Even the the rich kids who go to Westpoint or the other academies do not bear the brunt of war in the same way either.

Oh yeah and another thing, if anyone is under the illusion that there is even a slight difference between Republicans and Democrats they are sadly mistaken. In today’s world they each have the same agenda, to further the cause of the special interest groups who are padding their pockets. It all boils down to who is covering their a** the best while doing it!!!

I’m not American, so will probably know a lot less than most of you about your own army processes.
However, I think you are missing the point about what Damon is saying - that it is easy for leadership to send troops to war when their own loved ones won’t be at risk. Decisions may be made differently if the risk covered all.
And I think he realises that the army is voluntary - it’s just that more disadvantaged tend to enlist because of the opportunity it offers. Kids from richer backgrounds have greater choices/opportunities & may be therefore less inclined to enlist. However, that is a generalisation as there will always be very patriotic & selfless people who also enlist E.g that Canadian(?) pro-football player who was killed a couple of years ago.
I don’t think Damon is pro-war at all, so to suggest he wouldn’t want to send his own daughters is missing the ponit!

I beyond Matt Damon. I’d honestly rather watch him than Johnny Depp. I’m serious. He’s really good, and he acts with his eyes so much. He and Leonardo are tops on a short list of the the newer/younger actors IMO, and I totally agree with him that if all were considered, the move to push would not be so quick.

There was a time when the military was entered into voluntarily by all walks, but when the draft was instituted, more well healed than not tried hard to found officer positions for their sons and that’s simply the facts. When they couldn’t keep them completely out through various means, they made sure their time was done stateside, and George W. Bush was one of those that strings were pulled for.

I’m certain some wealthy democrates also did all they could to keep their sons out of it all together if they could. IMO Matt said, or NY congressman Rangle says is true. If all had to be considered, they wouldnt be so quick to go that route.

jpf

I commend all that readily enlist in the armed forces. Their willingness to tow the line is admirable but this war isn’t. We’re in Iraq under false pretenses. The war on terror would have been better fought in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. We all know that. Sadaam was a bad guy but so is that loon in North Korea & the government of Darfar. Why are we not there? Say what you want about Kerry but if he were president, we wouldn’t be wasting time money and lives in Iraq. Thanks Matt for acknowledging that the emperor has no clothes and if this war hinged on the offsprings of the Bushes and Roves going to fight, there sure as hell wouldn’t be one. Think people, lack of support for Bush’s Iraq policy DOESN’T mean lack of support for the people who must carry it out.

Alright i have never posted on any thread but half you people are absolutely ridiculous. What matt said was completely valid, yes the army is voluntary,however, matt was contexting a hypothetical situation in which the draft would be started up again. If the draft is started again the first people who will be forced to war will be those of lower to middle class families. Fact! (im making fun of those people who said that so many times…idiots) review any war in which the draft was enacted you will discover that often those privileged children of the upper class will be able to dodge the draft (ie George Bush) because they have the ability to go to college (which eliminates you from being nominated from the draft) or because they have strong political and social connections. Thus, Matt is suggesting, and for good reason, that there exist a social and economic difference which exist between those who are drafted and those who remain in the States during times of war. Therefore, matt is making a valid point that if the draft is enacted we have to be concious of the fact that the poor will be picked to fight the rich man’s war…FACT! Furthermore, the majority of foot soldiers that are in the military, not the captains, not the generals, but the actual foot soldiers on the front line come from lower income families and DO NOT have a college degree and at the most have only a high school level of education! There are class levels that do exist in society and if you are apart of the upper levels you will have the security and confidence that you will never have to fight in any war ever. AND FURTHERMORE TO ALL YOU DAMN REPUBLICANS STOP SPITTIN YOUR DAMN MOUTH OF ABOUT THE “SCARED” LIBERAL. YOUR HOLY THAN THOU PRESIDENT AVOIDED THE DRAFT IN VIETNAM IN ORDER TO SNORT COKE AND DRINK HEAVILY IN COLLEGE SO DONT EVEN BEGIN TO SPEAK OF THE REPUBLICANS COMMITMENT TO COUNTRY…CAUSE ITS A LOAD.